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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takahiro Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341154 ;
Abstract
A buffer amplifier is inserted out the input of a D/A converter circuit having an R/2R ladder circuit configuration to provide a D/A converter which, when the D/A output is in an unused state, has reduced current consumption and, at the same time, can stabilize the reference voltage. When the buffer amplifier is placed in a stand-by state, it sets the output of the D/A converter at a high impedance value.