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Digitally self-calibrating current-mode D/A converter

US6130632A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 1998
Grant dateOct 10, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/742
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Digital self-calibration of digital-to-digital converters includes an approach to correct for the arbitrary errors in the analog section provided that there are sufficient redundancy in the architecture. The calibration procedure is performed off-line (upon power-up or user request). The digital correction technique avoids the need of a very accurate current mirror or an extra digital-to-analog converter as a standard transfer device.

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