Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital-to-analog converter with controlled gate voltages
- Patent Title (中): 具有受控栅极电压的数模转换器
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Application No.: US13445183Application Date: 2012-04-12
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Publication No.: US08537043B1Publication Date: 2013-09-17
- Inventor: Roderick McLachlan , Avinash Gutta , Fergus Downey
- Applicant: Roderick McLachlan , Avinash Gutta , Fergus Downey
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
- Main IPC: H03M1/66
- IPC: H03M1/66

Abstract:
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a resistor leg that is switchably connected to a first voltage reference via an n-channel MOSFET and to a second voltage reference via a p-channel MOSFET, and a generator circuit. The generator circuit further includes a first sub-circuit for generating a drive voltage (Vgn) and a second sub-circuit for a) offsetting the first drive voltage by an offset voltage to generate a second drive voltage, and b) supplying the second drive voltage to a gate of one of the first NMOS and the first PMOS.
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