Current-output type digital-to-analog converter
US7443327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/745
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Source potentials of n output transistors are fixed by common fixed voltage, and sources are connected to a current output terminal. A drain and a gate of an input transistor are commonly connected to the drains and the gates of the output transistors respectively. A first current-to-voltage conversion unit is connected onto the drain side of the input transistor to convert current Im2 flowing through the input transistor into voltage Vx1. A second current-to-voltage conversion unit converts reference current Iref into voltage Vx2. The voltages Vx1 and Vx2 are input to a first error amplifier, and the first error amplifier adjusts gate voltages of the input transistor and output transistors. n switches are provided on a path through which output of the first error amplifier reaches the gate of the output transistor. A control unit controls on/off of the switch according to a digital signal.
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