Methods and apparatus for distributing mismatched error associated with data converter elements
US6218977A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M3/464
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for implementing a first order noise shaping apparatus for use in data converters employing thermometer-code based elements is disclosed. Raw thermometer code is rotated by up to four columns of shifters such that the code is rotated up to 15 positions. In this manner, the elements of the data converter may equally participate in the conversion process, thereby minimizing the effects of mismatched elements in a data converter by distributing errors due to mismatched elements. Such a process may be used in digital to analog converters and analog to digital converters such that a suitable data weighted algorithm can be used.
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