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1. On Monday morning, Howard Kurtz — who left Tina Brown's Daily Beast in May after reporting a major error — tweeted a New York Times article exploring how the Daily Beast's partnership with Newsweek went sour.
Tina tried hard to save Newsweek, which was probably impossible, but this captures the chaos, waste and dysfunction http://t.co/26A0HUhqAR
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz)
2. Then his former boss replied.
Hey @HowardKurtz am I forgetting something or didn't I fire you for serial inaccuracy? Shurely shome mishtake as British hacks like to say..
— Tina Brown (@TheTinaBeast)
6. Update: Monday, Aug. 5, 3:10 p.m.
In an email to BuzzFeed's Kate Aurthur (and to Politico), Howard Kurtz declined to fight back.
"I'm going to take the high road and say I'm proud of my accomplishments at the Beast and wish Tina and my friends there all the best."


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Butterick 5747: Misses'/Misses' Petite Dress and Belt: Dress A, B have collar, detachable dickey, fitted bodice, waistband, pleated skirt and belt. B: Semi-fitted skirt, back hemline vent and top-stitching.
I love the pattern illustration, but the mock-up that Butterick produced looked less than fabulous on the model, so I had second thoughts after purchasing the pattern.
I knew that I wanted to add some pink contrast to my fabric, so I actually read through the instruction before starting. (This is something I should always do, but often skip over.)
I added piping to the top edge of the dickey, so it was necessary to cut the pattern piece in half and add a seam allowance. And for a bit more pink, the piping was applied to the collar and front seam.
One thing I found strange about this pattern is the button placement. A belt is included and shown with both views, so I assume it is meant to be worn with the dress. But the pattern has a button placed directly where the belt sits. What the heck?! Why would you want a button bumping up against a belt? It also covers the button and makes the three remaining buttons look oddly spaced.
Speaking of buttonholes, I substituted bound buttonholes and started their construction before putting the rest of the dress together. There are two buttonholes on the dickey, which I made with my machine, which is another story.
I am so glad I waited to find the perfect pattern for this fabulous flamingo fabric!
More picture and info may be found over on my blog, Lilacs & Lace.
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Dec 11, 2012, 09.59 AMby cocoretro
Gorgeous dress!
Dec 11, 2012, 12.29 AMby laikadoll
Wowee! I can't wait to make mine up, not sure what fabric yet though! Your version is gorgeous, and I don't think the buttons look oddly spaced with the belt, it's all just fab x
Nov 29, 2012, 02.04 PMby Poppy Flowers
whoAAA, it looks pe-rfect and absolutely suits you!
Nov 29, 2012, 12.32 PMby ronnielee
This is a stunner Lauramae! Where did you get the fabric?
Nov 29, 2012, 08.40 AMby tirrs
very nice!
Nov 29, 2012, 08.19 AMby Mary Athey
I.m do in love with this dress. You look amazing in it. i.ve got this pattern at the back of my box as i was.nt to thrilled with it.its coming to the front now upon seeing.yours lol. i love the fabric you used.as well x
Nov 29, 2012, 07.16 AMby spulford
I never gave that pattern a second glance before I saw your version! Awesome, awesome job!
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Looks like we'll have to keep waiting for that big Eddie Murphy stand-up comedy comeback. The 50-year-old Tower Heist star has announced that he is stepping down from his biggest live gig in years, as the host of the 2012 Academy Awards.
Murphy had been hand-picked for the job by his Tower Heist director, Brett Ratner, who was set to co-produce the Oscars telecast before he caused a scandal by using a homophobic slur at a press event and engagin in a vulgar on-air conversation with Howard Stern. In light of the controversy, Ratner handed in his resignation on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Murphy issued his own statement revealing that he will not be participating in the Oscars now that his pal Ratner has stepped aside.
"First and foremost I want to say that I completely understand and support each party's decision with regard to a change of producers for this year's Academy Awards ceremony," Murphy said. "I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I'm sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job."
So now that the Academy is starting from scratch, the big question is: Who's going to be the new Oscars host? After last year's disastrous pairing of Anne Hathaway and James Franco, the annual ceremony needs to come back strong this time. Here, a few suggestions for a new master (or mistress) of ceremonies.
Billy Crystal is the obvious play-it-safe choice: an eight-time Oscar host who was reportedly Murphy's biggest competition for the job. He's a pro for sure, but could he ever live up to the memories of Oscars past?
While the teaming of Franco and Hathaway didn't work out in 2011, the Academy could try out the dynamic duo of Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman in 2012. Both have done their share of hosting gigs (including the 2009 Oscars, hosted by Jackman), and neither has ever put on a bad show. Their duet at this year's Tony Awards showed great chemistry, and it could be nice to bring some real song-and-dance action back to the Oscars.
Topping our wish list of female contenders is Amy Poehler. Remember that great bit at the Emmys where all of the best comedy actress nominees pretended they were in a beauty pageant? That was Poehler's idea, as was the previous year's gag where all the nominees wore goofy glasses. She's got hilarious ideas, she's an ace impressionist, and she has tons of live comedy and improv experience with the Upright Citizen's Brigade and SNL. The Parks & Recreation actress probably isn't on the short list, but we bet she could knock it out of the park.
And, if the Academy wants to go edgy, Russell Brand or Ricky Gervais could be the man for the job. The kings of inappropriate awards-show banter, Brand and Gervais courted controversy at the 2008 MTV VMAs and 2011 Golden Globes, respectively. Yet Brand was asked back the following year, and rumor has it that Gervais is being courted for a third consecutive stint as Globes emcee. That's because these two are genuinely funny and bring the ratings. Plus it's fun to watch the host of an awards show ceremony be the one person in the room who doesn't take it too seriously.
Whoever ends up hosting, we just hope they bring Eddie Murphy onstage for a Trading Places gag...


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A successive approximation routine analog-to-digital converter includes a switched-capacitor circuit that samples an input voltage into a plurality of capacitors without the need for power to be dissipated by the analog-to-digital converter. A comparator, coupled to the switched-capacitor circuit, compares a voltage across the capacitors with another voltage during each of a number of iterations. A common mode voltage of the switched-capacitor circuit is boosted during at least some of the iterations. The boost may be accomplished in many different ways and may be different for each of a single-ended, a quasi-differential and fully differential versions of the analog-to-digital converter.
1. An analog-to-digital converter comprising:
a comparator that receives first and second inputs and compares the first input with the second input during each of a number of iterations;
wherein the first and second inputs of the comparator receive a common-mode boost during at least some of the iterations.
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6. The analog-to-digital converter as claimed in any of claims 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein the analog-to-digital converter includes an error correction capability.
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10. A method of analog-to-digital conversion including acts of: using a comparator to compare one input with another input during each of a number of iterations; and applying a common-mode boost to the inputs to the comparator during at least some of the iterations.
11. The method of analog-to-digital conversion as claimed in
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16. The method of analog-to-digital conversion as claimed in any of claims 10, 13 or 14 further including an act of error correction during at least some of the iterations.
17. The method of analog-to-digital conversion as claimed in
The present invention relates generally to the field of analog-to-digital converters and, more particularly, to a charge redistribution analog-to-digital converter that provides for asynchronously sampling signals in a fully powered-down state of the converter.
Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are well-known and are in widespread use. With the recent high growth of portable electronics systems, the requirement for long lasting low power battery operated systems has become paramount. ADCs are often required to take samples of randomly occurring events and thus must be able to idle for extended periods of time until these events occur. During that time, power is dissipated as the ADC system awaits in readiness to acquire these events. Generally, this �stand-by� power is associated with a reference or bias voltage either internal or external to the ADC. In order to extend battery life, many systems will essentially completely power down and awake when the random event occurs in order to be able to sample the event. This awakening process takes time and, thus, the actual capability to capture the event's beginnings is curtailed.
There exists a need for an essentially completely powered down ADC system which can respond instantly to a sampling request.
One type of ADC is a so-called �switched-capacitor,� or charge redistribution, converter in which an input voltage is sampled as charge across an array of capacitors during a first time phase. Thereafter, charge is redistributed as the converter determines a digital �equivalent� to the sampled input voltage. One well-known ADC that makes use of switched capacitor circuitry is the so-called successive approximation routine (SAR) converter.
A differential input, charge redistribution SAR ADC is shown in FIG. 1. It samples a pair of input voltages, Vinp and Vinn, with respect to a datum, or common-mode bias voltage, Vcm, and, under the control of a successive approximation routine (SAR) engine, produces a sequence of binary decisions at the output, OUT, which correspond to the digital equivalent of the input voltage difference with respect to the reference voltage difference, (Vrefp−Vrefn).
The ADC system 100 shown comprises two digital-to-analog converters (DACs), DAC-P and DAC-N, a comparator 12, and an SAR engine (not shown) to drive the DACs. Each DAC comprises (for this example) a 6-bit binary-weighted capacitor array 14P, 14N, where the total capacitance of each array 14P, 14N is C. The DACs further comprise two corresponding sets 16P, 16N of switches to connect the respective DAC inputs to Vinp/n, and corresponding sets 18P, 18N of switches to connect the respective DAC inputs to Vrefp/n, as well as switches 20P, 20N to connect the DAC outputs, TOP-P, TOP-N, to the datum or common-mode voltage point(s), Vcm.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, each of the weighted capacitor arrays 14N (associated with DAC-N) and 14P (associated with DAC-P) includes capacitors C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7. The capacitances of such capacitors, with respect to the total capacitance C of the array, is as follows: C1=C/2, C2=C/4, C3=C/8, C4=C/16, C5=C/32, C6=C/64 and C7=C/64. The sum of the capacitances of C1-C7 equals C.
Each of switch sets 16N (associated with DAC-N) and 16P (associated with DAC-P) includes switches S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6. Each of switch sets 18N (associated with DAC-N) and 18P (associated with DAC-P) includes switches S21, S22, S23, S24, S25 and S26.
The DAC outputs TOP-P, TOP-N, provide input voltages to the comparator 12. The plates of the capacitors directly connected to the outputs TOP-P, TOP-N are referred to as the �top plates� with the other capacitor plates referred to as the �bottom plates.� The switches to Vcm are referred to as the �top-plate switches� 20P, 20N.
During operation, an input voltage is sampled as charge across the input capacitors. With the DAC bottom plates connected to the input voltage Vinp and Vinn through switches 16P and 16N, when the top-plate switches 20P and 20N are closed, the DAC is said to be �sampling the input�, and the instant at which the top plate switches open, the DAC is said to have �taken the sample�.
After sampling the input voltage, the SAR ADC 100 carries out an iterative process, referred to as a successive approximation routine (SAR). Using the P-side of the circuit as an example, the SAR iterative process begins by connecting the bottom plate of each of the capacitor array 14P capacitors C1 . . . C6, through its corresponding switch S1 . . . S6 in switch bank 16P and a corresponding switch S21 . . . S26 in switch bank 18P, to either the positive reference voltage Vrefp or the negative reference voltage Vrefn. Each capacitor, e.g. C4, represents one of the bits in the digital output word of the ADC 100, the most significant (MSB) of which corresponds to capacitor C1 and the least significant bit (LSB) of which corresponds to capacitor C6.
In an exemplary embodiment, a bit has a binary value of 1 when the bottom plate of the associated capacitor, e.g. C4, is connected to the positive reference voltage Vrefp and the bit has a binary value of 0 when the bottom plate of the capacitor, e.g. C4, is connected to the negative reference voltage Vrefn through switch bank 18. In this example, switch S4 would get switched to connect capacitor C4 to the Vref set (not the Vinp position) and switch S24 would get aligned to connect capacitor C4 to either Vrefp or Vrefn, depending on whether C4 was to represent a logical 1 or 0, respectively.
As those skilled in the art will appreciate, through such a series of SAR iterations, starting with the MSB capacitor and ending with the LSB capacitor, wherein, during each iteration, each capacitor is switched to either Vrefp or Vrefn such that the top plate voltages, TOP-P and TOP-N, converge with each iteration. When the iterations have completed, the last-used digital word (the value of the bits to which the capacitors were connected) is selected as the output of the ADC. These iterations are graphically depicted later.
For pseudo-differential operation, Vinn (often referred to as a �ground sense�) is held at a voltage near Vrefn. The ADC 100 is powered by voltage supplies of VDD (positive) and VSS (negative) and the reference voltage inputs are Vrefp and Vrefn. The DAC top plates are sampled to Vcm, which is an arbitrary but constant voltage typically mid-way between VDD and VSS. Note that during sampling, TOP-P and TOP-N will be nominally held at approximately Vcm by the top plate switches.
FIGS. 2A-C show an aspect of the pseudo-differential operation of the DAC 100 of FIG. 1. FIGS. 2A-C, and all subsequent similar figures, depict the top plate voltages TOP-P, TOP-N after the sample is taken and the digital words shown are presented to the SAR-P and SAR-N switches. SAR-N=000000 in FIGS. 2A-C, and SAR-P values are shown along the horizontal axis for each of a number of iterations in the SAR process.
As an example, FIG. 2A shows the output voltage 202A of TOP-P, as well as voltage 204A for TOP-N with Vinp=Vrefn. The voltage 202A decreases monotonically, and the bit sequence at SAR-P is shown along the horizontal axis, and is 100000 at the first iteration and 010000, 001000, 000100, 000010, 000001 at subsequent successive iterations of the SAR.
FIG. 2B shows an analogous situation for voltages 202B below Vcm with Vinp=Vrefp. The TOP-P voltage 202B is monotonically increasing. The SAR-P bit sequence changes from initial value 100000 to 110000, 111000, 111100, 111110, 111111 on subsequent successive iterations of the SAR.
FIG. 2C shows the situation for Vinp=⅜*Vrefp. The TOP-P voltage 202C here is not monotonic, and the SAR-P sequence is 100000, 010000, 011000, 010100, 010110, 010111.
The reader should note that, during the course of the SAR, several things occur. Firstly, the TOP-P node may undergo voltage excursions above and below the datum or common mode voltage, Vcm, as shown in FIGS. 2A-C. Secondly, the TOP-P voltage is driven by the SAR to progressively more closely approach the TOP-N voltage. This is indicated in FIGS. 2A-C, where in all three instances, voltages 202 and 204 converge after a number of steps. Thirdly, as the SAR progresses, there is a �critical decision� which may occur at any cycle (depending on the input being converted) characterized by TOP-P voltage 202 being essentially equal to TOP-N voltage 204. At this point the digital value of SAR-P represents the input voltage being converted. Fourthly, at the critical decision, the state of each of TOP-P and TOP-N is essentially the same as that when the sample was taken, i.e., both are at Vcm. The latter represents a �return-to-zero� condition whereby any system �parasitics�, either linear or non-linear, and which would otherwise corrupt the conversion process, are essentially in the same state as they were during sampling and, thus, are prevented from contributing errors. It is for that reason that one strives to maintain the same value of Vcm for both sampling and conversion. Unfortunately, maintaining Vcm during sampling while awaiting a random instantaneous request to take a sample consumes some power in the ADC system.
FIGS. 3A-C show an attempt to eliminate Vcm to save power for a pseudo-differential system. For simplicity, the system of FIGS. 3A-C have the following alterations with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2A-C: Vrefp=VDD, Vrefn=VSS=Vcm=GND. It is the condition of Vcm=GND (zero power required) which is being highlighted in FIGS. 3A-C. Under these conditions, TOP-P is driven to voltages below ground up to an amount of half of the power supply, VDD. In general, whenever a circuit node exceeds the power supply voltages by more than a few hundred millivolts, a parasitic diode (not shown) turns on and current flows through that diode, often with detrimental consequences. In this case, the top plate switch parasitic diode turns on and the sampled charge on the capacitor array representing the sampled input voltage starts to flow through the diode and is lost. The subsequent conversion is corrupt and the digital answer will therefore be wrong.
FIGS. 3A-C depict the top plate voltages TOP-P, TOP-N after the sample is taken and ignoring the effects of any parasitic diodes. The digital words shown are presented to the SAR-P switches during the SAR algorithm. SAR-N=000000 in FIGS. 3A-C, and SAR-P values are shown for each of a number of iterations in the SAR process.
As an example, FIG. 3A shows the output voltage 206A of TOP-P, as well as voltage 208A for TOP-N with Vinp=GND. The voltage 206A decreases monotonically, and the bit sequence of SAR-P is shown along the horizontal axis, and is 100000 at the first iteration and 010000, 001000, 000100, 000010, 000001 at subsequent successive iterations of the SAR.
FIG. 3B shows an analogous situation for voltages 206B less than ground voltage when Vinp=VDD. The TOP-P voltage 206B is monotonically increasing. The SAR-P bit sequence changes from initial value 100000 to subsequent successive values 110000, 111000, 111100, 111110, 111111 on successive iterations of the SAR.
FIG. 3C shows the situation for Vinp=⅜*Vrefp. The TOP-P voltage 202C here is not monotonic, and the SAR-P sequence is 100000, 010000, 011000, 010100, 010110, 010111.
It can be thus seen that attempting to eliminate all power sustaining Vcm by setting Vcm equal to GND will result in the turning on of any parasitic diodes present at the top plate.
One aspect of the invention is to boost the inputs to the comparator after sampling the input voltage but prior to beginning the successive approximation routine (SAR). The boost should avoid the problem of turning on diodes and enabling sampled charge to escape. As the routine iteratively progresses and the voltage differences between TOP-P and TOP-N become less and less, to a point where the voltage on an output node of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) no longer would be able to turn on a diode, then the boost to the comparator inputs is removed.
More specifically, the invention will show how it is possible to make the above configuration with Vcm=GND during acquisition, and thus having essentially zero power dissipation during acquisition, and yet still yield accurate conversions.
The invention applies to numerous different types of ADCs, not just switched-capacitor ADCs. Also, it applies to any of differential, single-ended, pseudo-differential and quasi-differential ADCs.
One embodiment of the invention is directed to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) including a switched-capacitor circuit that samples an input voltage onto a plurality of capacitors of at least one DAC. Assuming two DACs (which is the case in the differential version of the ADC of the invention), a comparator, coupled to the switched-capacitor circuit, compares the voltage across the DACs and directs an SAR algorithm to modify the DAC inputs such that the two DAC outputs converge. The common mode output voltage of the DACs is boosted during only some of the iterations.
According to another embodiment of the invention, a method of analog-to-digital conversion includes acts of: using a comparator to compare one input with another input during each of a number of iterations; and applying a common-mode boost to the comparator during at least some of the iterations.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an SAR ADC.
FIGS. 2A-C show voltages at nodes during operation of an SAR ADC with certain operating parameters.
FIGS. 3A-C show voltages at nodes during operation of an SAR ADC with certain operating parameters.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an SAR ADC according to the present invention.
FIGS. 5A-B, 6A-C, 7A-C and 8A-C show voltages at certain nodes in an ADC according to the invention during operation with certain different operating parameters.
The applicants herein have discovered a technique in an integrated charge redistribution ADC which provides for the ability to sample signals with respect to much smaller than usual voltages, down to and including the negative power supply voltage. This enables the ADC to asynchronously sample in a fully powered-down state of the converter without the requirement for any powered external bias or reference voltage. This provides the ability to take a sample of a signal without having to first power up an idle circuit. The technique also can be used to sample with respect to much higher than usual voltages, up to and including the positive supply voltage.
The invention in general is directed to providing a boost in voltage, current or charge to a node or nodes in an ADC at one time period of operation to avoid voltage, current or charge loss, and then removing the boost during a later time period of operation when the risk of loss has disappeared. In doing so, accurate and efficient, in terms of power consumption, operation of the ADC can be realized. The invention can be applied to a charge redistribution (e.g., SAR) ADC or a pipelined ADC, or the like. It will be described in one embodiment with respect to a SAR ADC.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating one embodiment of an SAR ADC 300 according to the invention. FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 1 with the additions of boost capacitors Cboost-P and Cboost-N and respective switches Sboost-P and Sboost-N. Each switch Sboost-P or Sboost-N can connect its corresponding capacitor Cboost-P or Cboost-N to voltage Vboost-P (referred to herein as a BOOST=1 state)or Vboost-N (referred to herein as a BOOST=0 state).
Operation of the circuit 300 of FIG. 4 is described by referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B.
FIG. 5A repeats the pseudo-differential conversion of Vinp=⅜*VDD previously shown in FIG. 3C, with voltages 500a and 502a representing values of the TOP-P and TOP-N potentials throughout the SAR process. FIG. 5A depicts the conversion using the circuit of FIG. 4 with BOOST=0 throughout the conversion. It can be seen that for the first few SAR cycles, the voltage excursions below GND of TOP-P would indeed have caused parasitic diodes on TOP-P to turn on and yield an undesirable charge loss. However, as the SAR progresses, the voltage excursions below ground become smaller and smaller, and the peak extent of such excursions can be determined.
One aspect of the present invention involves switching switches Sboost-N and Sboost-P to achieve a BOOST=1 state after the sample is taken and thus shift both TOP-P and TOP-N sufficiently such that no detrimental voltage excursions below GND are possible while in the BOOST=1 state. After a deterministic number of SAR cycles, the maximum negative excursion of TOP-P below TOP-N can be shown to be no more than a few hundred millivolts (typically less than 400 mV), not enough to turn on a parasitic diode. At this point, the boost is removed (i.e., return to a BOOST=0 state), and the SAR may complete as usual without the parasitic diodes turning on and losing charge on the capacitor arrays 34P, 34N. This operation is depicted in FIG. 5B.
It should be appreciated that the amount of voltage boost need not be limited to the positive reference voltage, but can be any amount of voltage that would prevent a parasitic diode from turning on and enabling sampled charge to escape. Also, as mentioned, the boost may be in the form of voltage, charge, current, or other, so long as it results in a condition where it prevents a parasitic diode from turning on and dissipating charge. Also, while a differential circuit is shown, in which the ADC includes two DACs, each having its own boost capacitor, the invention is not so limited and, as mentioned, can apply to single-ended, quasi-differential and pseudo-differential circuits.
A reason that the common mode voltage is boosted and then removed is that the boosting in and of itself may create an error. If more than one boosting capacitor is used, for example, such as in a pseudo-differential circuit arrangement, the capacitance of each of the boosting capacitors may not be exactly equal. This difference may introduce an offset voltage to the system. Thus, after a certain number of SAR iterations, because the voltage difference, e.g., 100 millivolts, is not enough to turn on the diode, boost to the common mode voltage is removed, thereby removing any offset error that may have been introduced in the first place. In addition, after the common mode voltage is boosted, some of the sampled input voltage charge is transferred to any parasitic capacitors existing at the output node of the DAC, i.e., at the top plate of each of capacitors in the DAC array. When the boosted voltage is returned to ground, the parasitic charge returns to the input capacitors.
The technique just described, while not losing charge to forward biased diodes formed during top plate voltage excursions below ground, does suffer from errors associated with the non-linear parasitics and comparator common mode issues at a possible critical decision during the boost period. Fortunately, after the BOOST=0 state, the error correction technique of SAR redundancy can be applied to fully recover that error. The redundancy technique creates yet another critical decision, but this time that critical decision will occur with the top plate conditions being the same as those during sampling. Error correction techniques involving redundancy are well-known in the art and are described, for example, in K. Bacrania, �Digital Error Correction to Increase Speed of Successive Approximation�, IEEE ISSCC Vol. 29, pp 140-141, February 1986 and the subsequent U.S. patent �Method for Successive Approximation A/D Conversion� by Cooper et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,620,179 Oct. 28, 1986, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
As a result, an ADC system incorporating this invention can use Vcm=GND and, thus, the power dissipation required to generate Vcm can be reduced to zero.
The circuit of FIG. 4 is one of many ways to achieve the boost required to avoid the problems described in the Background section herein where a parasitic diode is turned on. In fact, the circuit of FIG. 1 can also be used to achieve this boost by simply modifying the SAR algorithm.
FIG. 6 depicts the same conversions as that shown in FIG. 3, with the exception that SAR-N is also involved in the modified SAR algorithm. Once the sample is taken, TOP-P 600 and TOP-N 602 can be boosted by VDD/2 simply by connecting half of the capacitor arrays, 34P, 34N to Vref=VDD. For SAR-P, this means starting with 111111 instead of 100000, and for SAR-N, starting with 011111 instead of 000000. Note that SAR-N could also have been equivalently set to 100000. The resultant top plate voltages maintain their original differential value, but have their common mode voltage shifted by VDD/2. The comparator 12 will make its decision, A, and the next SAR-P will become A 11111, which corresponds to A10000 of the conventional SAR routine but boosted to A11111. To compensate, the circuit simply equalizes the boost on the SAR-N to 001111 i.e., the proper differential voltage is maintained again, but this time the boost is VDD/4. By following FIG. 6, it should be appreciated that the differential input to the comparator 12 is similar to the conventional algorithm but that the common mode to the comparator 12 is also reducing towards zero as the modified SAR progresses.
FIG. 6A shows the case where Vinp=GND and TOP-P voltage 600 a is initially VDD, while TOP-N voltage 602 a is initially VDD/2. The voltages converge, with both voltages 600 a and 602 a decreasing monotonically.
FIG. 6B shows the case where Vinp=VDD and TOP-P voltage 600 b is kept equal to GND. TOP-N voltage 602 b decreases monotonically from VDD/2 to converge at GND.
FIG. 6C shows the case where Vinp=⅜*VDD. Again, both TOP-P voltage 600 c and TOP-N voltage 602 c decrease monotonically toward GND.
As was the case with the fixed boost example of FIGS. 4 and 5A-C, this technique also includes potentially critical decisions relating to common mode voltages significantly different to the Vcm=GND situation during sampling. One of many solutions is to remove the boost from both sides when the differential top plate voltages TOP-P, TOP-N are small enough to not forward bias any top plate parasitic diodes and then invoke one or more SAR redundant bits. For this example, removing the boost from both sides means reverting back to the conventional SAR algorithm whereby SAR-N=000000. However, it is possible to maintain the modified SAR algorithm throughout the entire conversion if the last redundant bit occurred in the presence of an acceptably small residual common mode voltage.
It should be noted that this technique can use several alternate SAR algorithms to achieve the same effect and the above is but one of these. The invention is not so limited to any one algorithm or implementation.
This technique also works with differential circuits in the same manner. The circuits of FIGS. 1 and 4 may still be used for this purpose. For example, consider FIG. 1 with the previous conditions of Vrefp=VDD and Vrefn=GND converting �rail-to-rail� input voltages between VDD and GND on each of Vinp and Vinn. Prior art circuits would have worked using Vcm approximately equal to VDD/2 and converted voltages according to the conventional SAR algorithm depicted in FIGS. 7A-C. Again, these ADC systems would have dissipated power maintaining Vcm during acquisition. The solution to sampling with Vcm=GND is to again modify the SAR algorithm. FIGS. 7A-C show the top-plate waveforms during a conventional SAR for Vcm=VDD/2.
FIG. 7A shows TOP-P voltage 700 a and TOP-N voltage 702 a starting at values of VDD and GND respectively and converging at a value near VDD/2 at the beginning of the SAR.
Here Vinp−Vinn=−VDD.
FIG. 7B shows TOP-P voltage 700 b and TOP-N voltage 702 b also converging as in the previous figure. However, with initial values of voltages 700 a and 700 b equal to GND and VDD respectively, and with Vinp−Vinn=+VDD.
FIG. 7C again shows the TOP-P and TOP-N voltages 700 c and 702 c respectively oscillating about and converging onto a value of VDD/2. Here Vinp−Vinn=⅜*VDD.
FIGS. 8A-C show the same conversion results as FIGS. 7A-C with Vcm=GND and a modified SAR algorithm. For differential inputs, either Vinp or Vinn may be between VDD and GND. In order to guarantee that neither TOP-P nor TOP-N goes below ground when the SAR is setup for the first comparison, both SAR-P and SAR-N must be set to 111111. This maintains the original difference between Vinp and Vinn on TOP-P and TOP-N, but now the SAR algorithm must change to lower only the higher of TOP-P or TOP-N (unlike the pseudo-differential case which lowered both of TOP-P and TOP-N). At each SAR cycle, this �leap-frog� algorithm causes the higher of TOP-P and TOP-N to step down while leaving the other alone. As with the previous cases, critical decisions may occur at top plate voltages significantly above Vcm=GND and the same solutions apply e.g., reverting to a conventional SAR algorithm with Vcm=GND once the maximum difference between TOP-P and TOP-N is small enough to not forward bias any parasitic diodes on the top plate and then apply one or more SAR redundant bits.
FIG. 8A shows the case for Vcm=GND, VINP=GND, VINN=VDD and VINP−VINN=−VDD. TOP-P voltage 800 a starts at VDD and TOP-N voltage 802 a starts at GND. The voltage 800 a decreases monotonically to GND.
FIG. 8B shows the case Vcm=GND, VINP=VDD, VINN=GND and VINP−VINN=+VDD. TOP-P starts at a voltage 800 b=GND and TOP-N starts at a voltage 802 b=VDD. The voltage 800 b remains at GND and the voltage 802 b decreases monotonically to GND also.
FIG. 8C shows the case Vcm=GND, VINP={fraction (11/16)}*VDD, VINN={fraction (5/16)}*VDD and VINP−VINN=+⅜*VDD. TOP-P voltage 800 c starts at about VDD/2 and decreases monotonically to GND, and TOP-N voltage 802 c also starts near VDD/2 and decreases monotonically to GND.
Whichever DAC has a larger voltage at a particular iteration, the common mode voltage of that DAC is reduced by an MSB (one-half of the voltage) of the current iteration in preparation for the next iteration. Following this process, the common mode voltage converges towards ground.
Such a technique does introduce a source of error such that if a critical decision occurs while an offset is in place, then that decision was made while charge was lost in top plate parasitic capacitances charged by the offset voltage. To overcome such offset error, as discussed, one or more SAR redundant bits are used after the offset is removed.
Thus, one aspect is the use of error correction such as redundancy to recover from a known and intentionally introduced disturbance, such as a voltage or current or charge, into a system, such as, but not limited to, a charge distribution system, e.g., a switched-capacitor SAR ADC.
As described, it should be appreciated that the invention also provides a way to asynchronously sample with the top plate of input capacitors in DAC(s) of an ADC connected to one of the power supply voltages of the ADC itself rather than to some powered biased voltage. A correspondingly inverted modified SAR algorithm would then be used. This also enables the ADC to operate, and sample an input voltage, in a fully powered-down state.
The embodiments exemplified herein have thus far referred to differential-type structures whereby the differential inputs to a comparator have been boosted via a DACP and DACN. In some cases, converters are described as �single-ended� or as having a single input. In such cases, the input signal must still be measured with respect to some other signal, such as a �ground� node. The ADC actually converts the voltage differential between these two nodes to arrive at the digital representation of the signal. Because it is a difference voltage that is converted, similar structures for the converters are used, and similar methods are applied as in converters that are explicitly designed for differential circuits. It is possible to use a single ended circuit without a differential DAC, however to use the techniques herein a differential boost must still be provided. For circuits such as this, the boosting must be provided to or within the comparator, such as boosting the reference node of the comparator or boosting the threshold voltage of the comparator. The term �differential� is thus intended to generally encompass all the usual differential representations (such as pseudo-differential, quasi-differential, fully differential) as well as single-ended representations.
It should be appreciated that while the invention was described with respect to SAR ADCs, the invention is not so limited. It may, for example, alternatively be applied to other ADC architectures as readily will be appreciated to those skilled in the art after a reading of the present application.
Having thus described at least one illustrative embodiment of the invention, various alterations, modifications and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Such alterations, modifications and improvements are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description is by way of example only and is not intended as limiting. The invention is limited only as defined in the following claims and the equivalents thereto.
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"I think it went pretty well for me," Ceciliani said of his AFL performance. "I think I came out here and did some things I needed to do.
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Statistically it was a decent season for the outfielder as he hit .329 for the St. Lucie Mets, but that was in just 23 games. In fact he initially pulled his hamstring just four games into the season and then three more times over the course of the season.
"It was really frustrating," he admitted. "We couldn't find an answer why it was happening. We knew there had to be a cause of the reason why I kept pulling it. We saw some specialists and we got some x-rays on my hips and my hips were offline by about two and half or three inches.
"We did some workouts, some strengthening exercises to get them back lined up. We did a bunch of leg strengthening and once we finally figured it out, ever since then I kind of took off and felt great since."
He played in just four games in May, four games in June, and missed the entire month of July, but was able to finish the season with a nine-game stretch that saw him hit .406 with the St. Lucie Mets.
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I was not told about any of the Platinum features offered at the hotel and had to call the concierge to inquire (she happily told me about the free internet and complimentary water – which I had to order ). The thing that stands out most about this hotel is the level of service from almost all of the staff (It's hard to be perfect, but the Phoenician comes pretty darn close!) If I had to rate the service, I'd give it a 99.9% (I had one waiter who disappeared after he took my order and never returned until it was time to collect the check – having said that, the other staff made up for his disappearance.) The hotel room had a king sized bed and very luxurious linens. There was a small living area with couch, chair and desk. The desk had a great view of the mountains. The bathroom was very large with a shower, sunken bath, two sinks and private toilet. There were two very comfortable robes and plenty of large bath towels in the bathroom. The shower had great water pressure and the bath products, called Remede – a Canadian brand – were great (I think I found a new shampoo!) There are 9 pools at the resort – which was great because I could always find one without splashing children at play. The spa – The Center for Well Being (check out my post about the spa and salon)– and salon – Salon Mila – offer a variety of relaxing services (more on those later). There is a cactus garden – which had it not been 109 degrees I might have enjoyed - I did take a few touristy cactus photos for the collection. The Phoenician boasts a $25 million dollar art collection and if you take a guided tour of the collection, you will receive complimentary tickets to the Phoenix Art Museum or Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (if you're trying to avoid the scorching temperatures outside, museums are a great way to do that. 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The restaurant offers several dining options – the Neighborhood Menu – a price fixed three-course meal – offered between 5pm – 7pm, the standard price fixed menu and the a la carte menu. I choose the Neighborhood Menu and was taken on an amazing culinary adventure. I started with the Asparagus and Goat Cheese Salad with Grilled Shitake Vinaigrette. It was so tasty and a great way to start the meal. My main course was the Slowly Cooked Salmon over Warm Potato Salad and Sugar Snap Peas reduction with fresh horseradish. The salmon was cooked perfectly and was mouthwatering; the warm potato salad was flavorful and had just enough bite from the beautiful snap pea reduction and horseradish. The meal was capped by a sinful and decadent Warm Chocolate Cake with Caramel Ice Cream on a bed of salt and powdered sugar. The meal was truly amazing and quite a deal at only $38 (plus taxes and gratuity). I highly recommend you visit J&G Steakhouse while at the Phoenician – you won't be disappointed. 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Participants must have a reliable study partner: a spouse, relative, or friend who knows the participant well and sees him or her often, who will attend all study visits, and who will provide information about the participant during the study.
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National Family Caregivers Month focuses on the challenges facing family caregivers. According to the Alzheimer's Association, in 2013, 15.5 million caregivers provided an estimated 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care valued at more than $220 billion. The emotional care, of course, cannot be counted in dollars. NFC Month provides an opportunity to thank, support, and educate family caregivers. If you're a caregiver, you can find resources and information to help support you at http://www.alz.org/care/overview.asp.
Learn more about caregivers in the Penn Memory Center community by watching "I Am a Caregiver."
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging also recognizes the commitment caregivers make to helping others. Take a look at the video they produced featuring Penn Memory Center caregivers.
If you are a healthy older adult with normal memory, now is the time to join the fight to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
The A4 study is a historic clinical trial for older individuals who may be at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study aims to prevent the memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
You can read more about the study and the eligibility requirements at the A4 Study website.
Research tells us that cognitive stimulation and social engagement are key components to successful aging. The Penn Memory Center is pleased to provide a platform for our patients and community to come together and learn from one another. If you would like to volunteer to lead a book club or a discussion group, teach knitting, lead a yoga class, or share another skill with others at the Penn Memory Center, we are happy to host, promote and provide some administrative assistance to transform your interest into action.
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By ERIN McCRACKEN
A.J. Drawbaugh babbled happily as he toddled around his parents' Mechanicsburg kitchen on a recent Friday.
"Hi," the 1-year-old said multiple times, waving and smiling.
His parents – both deaf – didn't hear him.
His father, Justin, can only hear A.J. if he's yelling right next to him, so he usually communicates using hand signals and touching. Justin, 30, smiled and waved to his son to say "Hi."
His mother, Loree, has slightly better hearing than her husband and learned cued speech – communication based on parts of speech. She said "Hi" back to A.J., but, like Justin, relies on American Sign Language and interpreting services to communicate.
In a few months, A.J. won't only be learning to talk, he will be learning to sign – the primary way he'll communicate with his parents.
Through an interpreter, Loree, 36, said that A.J. had a 50 percent chance of being deaf. After he was born – the Drawbaughs had an interpreter in the delivery room – doctors gave him a hearing test and he passed.
The Drawbaughs were happy. They knew it wouldn't be easy to raise a hearing child, but they are used to facing challenges.
After learning he was deaf when he was 10 months old, Justin's parents learned sign language to communicate with him. He grew up in Springettsbury Township, attended Lincoln Intermediate Unit and then took mainstream classes with an interpreter at Dallastown Area High School. He didn't feel accepted by his peers but pushed himself to join the swim team and student council.
Loree, who is originally from Connecticut, was born hearing, but a case of meningitis as an infant left her with significant hearing loss. Her family didn't learn sign language and she struggled with reading and writing. State budget cuts to special programs forced her to attend two different high schools.
Both Justin and Loree blossomed after they enrolled at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Justin in 1998 and Loree in 1993. For the first time, they could socialize, make friends and relate to other people. It was like culture shock in a good way, Justin said.
Loree went on to do social work for the deaf and became the first deaf teacher in Mechanicsburg Area School District, instructing both hearing and hard-of-hearing students with the help of interpreters and aids. In 2004, Justin landed a job at Defense Logistics Agency in New Cumberland. Last year, with the help of interpreters, he became the first deaf person in Cumberland County to serve jury duty.
The couple, who married in 2007, love to travel and to go to Baltimore Orioles and Ravens games. They also love being a part of the deaf community.
"We can do everything that other people can do, except hear," Justin said through an interpreter. And now that includes raising a child.
While A.J. is young, keeping him in sight is important. When he is napping, Loree, who is now a stay-at-home mom, relies on a monitor that vibrates and flashes when he cries.
"He's a handful," she signed with a smile.
The Drawbaughs want to rely on total communication – signing and speaking at the same time – when A.J. gets older.
They don't want A.J. to have any language barriers, so they plan to have him evaluated by an early-intervention specialist. They hope to learn daily exercises that will help his language and speech development and comprehension.
The Drawbaughs also want to get involved in Kids of Deaf Adults programs, so A.J. will be able to interact with other hearing kids who have deaf parents.
They know A.J. will face communication challenges in the future. At times, he might have to act as an interpreter for his parents.
But A.J. will also have the ability to communicate in more ways and with more people than other hearing children.
Helping people understand the Americans With Disabilities Act
Justin Drawbaugh of Mechanicsburg said that there already isn't enough empowerment and support for deaf and hard-of-hearing people like himself. He is frustrated when people don't know about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"These things drive me crazy," he signed.
Many venues and businesses don't know that they're required by law to meet the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Sharon Behun, director of The Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing said her office provides ADA literature to help people better understand the law. It also helps businesses and venues develop in-house protocols and procedures for assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
Usually, businesses are more than willing to comply after they learn the law. But some are not as flexible.
ODHH helps individuals file complaints with The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Department of Justice or Office of Civil Rights.
"Our goal is to solve the issue before it gets to that level," Behun said.
The ODHH, which was created in 1987, also works with other state agencies, to make statewide changes. Behun said her organization teamed up with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to help state correctional facilities meet the needs of deaf inmates.
The ODHH is also trying to partner with veterans organizations, since there has been an influx of veterans with hearing loss.
For the past three years, ODHH has held deaf town hall meetings and community forums across the state to introduce people to the organization, advocacy issues and technology.
Number of Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals versus number of interpreters
Pennsylvania does not have an accurate count of people affected by hearing loss.
Sharon Behun, director of the Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing uses projections and interpretations of old data, some of which dates back to 1993.
The 2010 census did not collect information about people with disabilities, Behun said. The American Community Survey, an ongoing survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, includes one disability question, which will be used to create sample sizes.
Even though ODHH doesn't know the exact number of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Pennsylvania, they know it grossly outweighs the state's 240 interpreters.
In 2006, Pennsylvania passed Act 57 – the Sign Language Interpreter and Translator State Registration Act.
"It basically protects the deaf consumer," she said. To register as an interpreter, people have to meet eligibility requirements to be recognized as nationally certified.
Prior to the law, which took a decade to pass, anyone who knew sign language could say they were an interpreter. This meant that not all deaf people were getting accurate translations.
"That did more harm than good," Behun said.
Hearing tests for infants
In 2001, Pennsylvania enacted The Infant Hearing Education, Assessment, Reporting and Referral Act.
The legislation required the Pennsylvania Department of Health to establish a system to screen all newborns for hearing loss within the first 30 days of life.
Department of Health spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman said that prior to the 1990s, most children were not identified as hard-of-hearing until they were 2 or 3 years old. Between 1999 and 2005, Pennsylvania birthing hospitals were awarded grants totaling $5.6 million to set up infant hearing screenings and train staff.
Sharon Behun, director of the Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, said the earlier children are diagnosed with hearing loss, the better their chances are of developing normal speech and language comprehension.
Today, Pennsylvania hospitals with birthing centers screen nearly all newborns for a hearing loss. Through state and federal funds, portable screening units are available at no cost to freestanding birthing centers and midwives.
On April 15, U.S. Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010. If passed, the act would authorize funding for early hearing loss detection and intervention through 2015.
Kriedeman said the legislation could provide a mechanism for Pennsylvania hearing loss screenings to receive more funding.
Audiologist Regina Presley said newborns can be tested with auto acoustic emissions, which sends clicks into the baby's ear to see if the sound echoes. If the sound bounces back, that's a good sign, she said. Auditory brain response measures the brain's reaction to sound.
Justin and Loree Drawbaugh's toddler A.J. had a 50 percent chance of being deaf. After his January 2009 birth, he was tested and passed the hearing exam.
But what if A.J. had been born deaf? Would his parents have considered implants for him? The Drawbaughs say probably not. They want A.J. to know that – deaf or hearing – he's special.
Behun said that when parents ask her for advice about their deaf children, she presents all the options, including cochlear implants.
Presley said that implants are approved for children one year and older, but parents of deaf newborns struggle with the decision: Do they get implants for their child in hopes that they will have better speech and language comprehension? Or do they wait to let the child decide if he or she wants to be part of the hearing world or deaf world?
Not all parents that decide against implants are from the deaf community, Presley said.
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Debra Wood has been out of work for 14 weeks. Unemployment checks have been helping her make ends meet. But a few weeks ago, that money stopped coming in.
"This is my first week of knowing I have no income," she said.
With only her cat Leo to look after, she said she's not as bad off as some.
"I'm single. This affects families. I have bills, too, but no children to support," she said.
Wood is looking for a job, but like many, she hasn't been able to find one.
"There are people who come in here and they say, 'What am I supposed to do now? I've looked hard for work but couldn't find anything. Now what do I do?'" said Jim Lincoln, a supervisor at the Virginia Employment Commission.
Lincoln helps the jobless get much-needed benefits. Those benefits will now be extended another five months thanks to a $7.3 billion bill passed by President Bush.
"This could literally help millions across the nations and thousands in the Valley, in our region," Lincoln said.
Previously, benefits were only available for 26 weeks. Now they will be automatically extended to those who were receiving them before they expired late December.
Those checks range from $59 to $318 dollars a week. That money doesn't pay for everything, but for people like Debra every little bit helps.
"What comes in each week goes right back out. Bills," explained Wood.
Lincoln was pleasantly surprised with the five-month extension. Originally, it was to be continued for only 13 weeks.
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We paid our tailor - Mr. Safari to sew 100 dresses of East African Kikoy cloth. We will give these lovely, well-made dresses to orphan girls who reside throughout the district, many in remote orphanages maintained by widows.Just to prove that this money is not going to waste and to show just how amazingly effective your $12 was, a photograph of the child in the dress will be posted onto the Kasese Humanist Orphans Facebook page!
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- A Thank You note from a director
- A photograph of an orphan girl wearing a dress you purchased - holding a Thank You poster addressed to you (whenever possible*)
- HTML copy of the upcoming book Orphans of Rwenzori - a humanist perspective - authored by the directors of this campaign.
The kikoy dresses cost us $6.50 in materials and labor. Another $1.50 is spent on transferring/ wiring fees. Delivering dresses to orphans costs about $1 per dress.The Kasese Humanist Primary School in Uganda has been a life changer for hundreds of local children and families. You can help them help the community and improve knowledge of science and skepticism in Uganda at the same time.
The remaining $3.00 per dress cost will be donated to the 34 orphans of Kasese Humanist Primary School, to help pay for their tuition, meals and rooming.
This initiative is also extremely smart because it employs local industry to help the local economy, it cuts out any substantial international shipping costs and shipping times and it has a very small carbon footprint.
Just in case this isn't enough. Let's take a look at who we're helping here.
Uganda has 3.5 million orphans - almost 10% of the population. Children are parentless due to AIDS, civil wars, violence, accidents, and abandonment.We're talking about $12 dollars to immediately make a positive change in an orphan's life.
An orphan life in this impoverished nation is difficult. Uganda's per capita income is $567 per year; rural income is half that. Education for orphans is limited. When they "age out" of orphanages, many become "street kids " sniffing glue, stealing, scavenging in garbage dumps, begging. Among girls, 60% end up in prostitution, where the HIV/AIDS rate is 37%.
Small Ugandan orphans are often naked; girls' dresses are frequently old pillowcases.
Read all about this initiative over at the Kasese Humanist Orphans Facebook page!