Obsolescence mitigation for electron bombarded semiconductor tubes in programmable waveform digitizers
US7358877B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R13/0272
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method for replacing Electron Bombarded Semiconductor (EBS) tubes in a waveform digitizer having an analog input interface and a digital output interface, the EBS tubes being interposed between the analog input interface and the digital output interface, in which the EBS tubes and associated circuitry and componentry between the analog input interface and the digital output interface are removed, scalers and low voltage monolithic analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are coupled to the analog input interface and the digital output interface. The ADCs may be mounted on a printed circuit board. The ADCs and associated circuitry may be designed to provide on-chip calibration and a built-in testing ability.
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