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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Maier, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Eric Benoit, Eybens, FR;
Assignee:
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341152 ; 341144 ;
Abstract
A more accurate voltage-to-time and then time-to-voltage conversion is accomplished by tailoring the amplitude versus time characteristics of the pulses generated in the voltage-to-time conversion. One embodiment includes applying a ramped voltage supply to an amplifier coupled between the voltage/time converter and the time/voltage converter. The ramped supply is arranged to condition the amplitude of a portion of respective pulses to include a slope similar to the ramped voltage applied to the time/voltage converter. This tends to effect a more accurate response in the time/voltage converter.