Low voltage speech synthesis system with pulse width digital-to-analog converter
US4357489A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/047
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Integrated circuit speech synthesis system utilizing complementary metal-insulator-semiconductor technology to achieve low voltage operation, wherein a pluse width modulated digital-to-analog converter is employed to provide for accurate conversion of digital signals into analog signals even though the low voltage operation prohibits the large voltage swings normally required for digital-to-analog converter circuitry. The speech synthesis system includes a linear predictive filter as a speech synthesizer which utilizes coded reflection coefficients to produce digital signals representative of human speech. A microprocessor controls the access of digitized speech data which is stored in a memory. The speech synthesizer and microprocessor along with the pulse width modulated digital-to-analog converter are implemented in complementary metal-insulator-semiconductor technology. The system also includes a speaker for generating audible sounds in the form of synthesized human speech from the analog signals provided by the digital-to-analog converter.
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