发明名称 |
Enhancement of the dynamic range of a multibit digital-to-analog converter |
摘要 |
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for an audio system may include at least first and second subsets of individually selectable elementary current sources for delivering analog output current contributions, a code conversion circuit for selecting elementary current sources of first and second subsets as a function of codes of a pulse code modulated (PCM) input signal. The DAC may multiply by a certain factor incoming codes of the PCM signal after their value has remained lower than a threshold for a certain period of time and for as long as their value equals or surpasses the threshold value, and may correspondingly scale and de-scale by the same factor the amplitude of the analog output current contributions produced by the elementary current sources of the two subsets.
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申请公布号 |
US2006176203(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2006.08.10 |
申请号 |
US20060352104 |
申请日期 |
2006.02.10 |
申请人 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.I. |
发明人 |
GROSSO ANTONIO;MERONI CRISTIANO;BOTTI EDOARDO |
分类号 |
H03M1/66 |
主分类号 |
H03M1/66 |
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