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Method and structure for providing a digitally controlled voltage gain amplifier with non-linear gain adjustments

US6188343A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06J1/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-linear function of an input voltage is provided by cascading multiplying digital-to-analog converters (mDACs) to provide a polynomial power series to approximate the non-linear function. Weighting functions are provided by fixed gain amplifiers.

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