Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monotonic segmented digital to analog converter
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Application No.: US14473340Application Date: 2014-08-29
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Publication No.: US09258010B1Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Kadaba Lakshmikumar , Mark Y. Tse
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC
- Main IPC: H03M1/66
- IPC: H03M1/66 ; H03M1/68 ; H03M1/74 ; H03M1/00

Abstract:
In one implementation, a digital analog converter (DAC) is monotonic because the output moves only in the direction of the input and segmented because a more significant portion of the DAC is separated from a less significant portion. The DAC receives an input binary word that includes multiple most significant bits and multiple least significant bits. The DAC decodes the input binary word to an intermediate signal that includes a bit width equal to or greater than a bit width of the binary word. The intermediate signal sets output switches and current source switches. The DAC provides an analog output signal that represents the input binary word.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160065234A1 MONOTONIC SEGMENTED DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2016-03-03
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