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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. 29, 2005

Filed:

May. 21, 2000
Applicants:

Paul F. Ferguson, Jr., North Andover, MA (US);

Xavier S. Haurie, Arlington, MA (US);

Gabor C. Temes, Corvallis, OR (US);

Inventors:

Paul F. Ferguson, Jr., North Andover, MA (US);

Xavier S. Haurie, Arlington, MA (US);

Gabor C. Temes, Corvallis, OR (US);

Assignee:

Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M001/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods receive a digital signal and generate an analog signal indicative thereof. In one embodiment, a system includes a DAC that receives a multi-bit digital signal, generates at least two analog signals each indicative of the value of the multi-bit digital signal, and filters two or more of the at least two analog signals. In another embodiment, a system includes a DAC that receives digital input signals at an input data rate and outputs analog signals Indicative of the digital signals to a signal conditioning stage at an output data rate different the input data mute.


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