D/A conversion method and D/A converter
US6466148B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/745
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A D/A converter includes a triangular unit weight array. A decoder transforms digital samples into control signals having a linearly weighted binary representation. These control signal are used for activation/deactivation of entire rows or columns of the triangular unit weight array. Finally, the unit weights are combined into an analog output signal.
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