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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Ams International Ag, Jona, CH;
Inventors:
Massimo Rigo, Trieste, IT;
Fridolin Michel, Au Zh, CH;
Assignee:
AMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Jona, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/66 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H03M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/0604 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to receive a binary input signal and to provide an output voltage that corresponds to a magnitude of the binary input signal. The circuit further includes a transconductance stage configured to receive the output voltage from the DAC and to generate a DAC current based on a magnitude of the output voltage. The circuit also includes an auxiliary current generator configured to generate an auxiliary current. The DAC current and the auxiliary current are summed together to produce an output current.