Direct drive programmable high speed power digital-to-analog converter
US6462688B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/742
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current source is provided according to the present invention. The current source includes N current sources configured in a parallel arrangement, wherein N is at least two. Each of the N current sources includes a respective control input. The current source also includes M delay elements. An mth one of the M delay elements includes an input in communication with an m−1th one of the M delay elements. M is equal to N−1, and an output of the mth one of the M delay elements is arranged in communication with the control input of an m+1th one of the N current sources.
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