In a TAD (Time Analog-to-Digital) type of A/D converter in which delay
units of a pulse delay circuit successively transfer a pulse signal
during each of successive measurement intervals, with each delay unit
applying an amount of delay determined by an analog input signal voltage,
it is ensured that each new measurement interval begins as soon as the
pulse delay circuit has become restored to an initialized condition after
the preceding measurement interval. Output values expressing the number
of delay units traversed by the pulse signal during a measurement
interval are used directly as digital values representing the analog
input signal voltage level.