RANDOMIZED QUAD SWITCHING
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    发明公开
    RANDOMIZED QUAD SWITCHING 审中-公开
    随机四叉树切换

    公开(公告)号:EP3214765A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-06

    申请号:EP17158074.9

    申请日:2017-02-27

    IPC分类号: H03M1/06 H03M1/74 H03M1/08

    摘要: Reducing distortions in a digital-to-analog converter is a challenge for circuit designers. For current steering digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a quad switching scheme has been used to remove code-dependent glitching which is otherwise present in dual switching schemes. However, due to various impairments in the circuit, e.g., mismatches in the transistors, some code-dependent distortions remain even when a quad switching scheme is implemented. To address this issue, the quad switching scheme can be randomized to improve dynamic linearity while relaxing driving circuitry design and power constraints. Advantageously, randomization reduces the code dependency of the distortions and makes the distortions appear more noise-like at the output of the DAC.

    摘要翻译: 减少数模转换器的失真对电路设计人员来说是一个挑战。 对于电流控制数字模拟转换器(DAC),四开关方案已被用于消除在双开关方案中存在的与代码相关的毛刺。 然而,由于电路中的各种损伤(例如,晶体管中的不匹配),即使实施四交换方案时仍存在一些依赖于代码的失真。 为了解决这个问题,四开关方案可以随机化,以改善动态线性度,同时放宽驱动电路设计和功率限制。 有利的是,随机化降低了失真的代码依赖性并且使失真在DAC的输出处看起来更像噪声。