Pipelined ADC Residue Amplification with Overlapped Stage Processing

The ADC is divided into multiple parallel processing stages (first ADC block and second ADC block), each capable of independent sampling, quantization, and amplification. This segmentation allows simultaneous processing of different signal portions, thereby increasing operational speed while maintaining implementation simplicity through modular design.

The first ADC block performs sampling, quantization, and amplification operations in advance before the second ADC block needs to process its input signal. By completing these operations preliminarily in parallel, the system achieves higher operational speed without complicating the processing sequence, as each block follows the same straightforward sequence independently.

High-resolution conversion is segmented across multiple parallel ADC blocks, where each block handles a portion of the total conversion task. This allows the system to achieve high measurement precision through cumulative processing while maintaining short processing time through parallel execution, avoiding the time penalty of sequential high-precision processing.

The parallel ADC blocks operate continuously and simultaneously, ensuring that useful conversion action is always occurring without idle waiting periods. This continuous parallel operation maintains high measurement precision requirements while minimizing processing time loss, as multiple conversions progress concurrently rather than sequentially.