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Oversampled digital-to-analog converter for multilevel data transmission

US5198818A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 1991
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M7/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is disclosed which uses an oversampled modulation technique followed by an analog lowpass filter to generate an output waveform with four precisely controlled amplitude levels for 2B1Q data transmission applications. The DAC accepts a 2-bit input word at the baud rate and generates one of four possible analog output amplitudes having relative ratios of +3, +1, -1, and -3.

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