Flash analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion is performed with an n-bit converter using a resistive-divider string in which tap points are taken between each pair of adjacent resistors of the string as one input to each of a respective plurality of 2.sup.n -1 comparators. Each of the comparators has a second...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6002356?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6002356 - Power saving flash A/D converter