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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Lapoe Lynn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samuel W. Sheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Chih-Jen Hung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit includes a switched-capacitor array for converting a digital signal into a corresponding amount of electric charge, a switching circuit, and a continuous-time reconstruction filter circuit. The switched-capacitor array includes a plurality of capacitors and a summing node to which the plurality of capacitors are connected. The switching circuit is coupled between the summing node and the continuous-time reconstruction filter circuit, and supplies a pulsed current signal to the continuous-time reconstruction filter circuit. The circuit may further include a gain stage coupled between the summing node and the switching circuit, for controlling a gain of the pulsed current signal. The gain stage may include a coupling capacitor. A digital signal is supplied to the switched capacitor array and converted into a corresponding amount of electric charge. The electric charge is supplied as a pulsed current signal to the continuous-time reconstruction filter circuit without converting into a voltage signal.