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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1988

Filed:

Feb. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:

Toshio Tamamura, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 / ; 371 27 ;
Abstract

A device for evaluating the accuracy and dynamic response of a digital to analog converter (DAC). A digital word generator which provides inputs to the DAC and a sampler which samples the analog output signal from the DAC are triggered by a stream of clock pulses. Clock pulses for the sampler pass through a fixed delay line, to provide time for the DAC to stabilize. Clock pulese for the digital word generator pass through a pulse swallower capable of eliminating clock pulses to phase shift the digital word input to the DAC one step with respect to the sampler trigger signal, to move the sampling point to the next step in the cycle of the digital input waveform.


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