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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hayden Clavie Cranford, Jr, Apex, NC (US);
Raymond Paul Rizzo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341144 ; 330261 ;
Abstract
An integrated D/A converter has a first feedback circuit for generating a first bias voltage to compensate for systemic changes. A second feedback circuit includes a plurality of switchable current sources biased by the first bias voltage and controlled by an externally supplied attenuation control signal to generate a second bias voltage which is applied to control the D/A current sources.