Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Testing of digital to analog converters in serial interfaces
- Patent Title (中): 在串行接口中测试数模转换器
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Application No.: US13586176Application Date: 2012-08-15
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Publication No.: US08686884B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Steven J. Baumgartner , William D. Corti , Joseph Natonio
- Applicant: Steven J. Baumgartner , William D. Corti , Joseph Natonio
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Chad J. Hammerlind; Robert R. Williams
- Main IPC: H03M1/10
- IPC: H03M1/10

Abstract:
A system and method for testing digital to analog converters (DAC) in a serial interface having a comparator to receive an input signal and a local offset signal is disclosed. A first DAC selectably provides one of a global offset to the input signal during a normal mode of operation and a first test signal to the comparator during a test mode of operation. A second DAC selectably provides one of the local offset signals to the comparator during the normal mode of operation and a second test signal to the comparator during the test mode of operation. A test module may cause the first DAC to determine a first test signal to provide to the local offset input of the comparator and may cause the second DAC to incrementally change a test signal provided to the comparator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140049415A1 TESTING OF DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTERS IN SERIAL INTERFACES Public/Granted day:2014-02-20
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