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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Willard Kraig Bucklen, Greensboro, NC (US);
Willard Kraig Bucklen, Greensboro, NC (US);
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) generally make code errors as they convert analog display signals to digital display signals of digital displays. Code-correction structures are provided that correct these code errors by initially configuring the ADCs to provide digital signals with redundant resolution. In particular, analog display signal having 2discrete analog levels are converted with M-bit ADCs wherein M exceeds N. This redundancy is utilized with a controller that distinguishes differences between an occurrence pattern of digital codes and a desired error-free pattern of digital codes. Subsequently, the controller corrects the digital code to reduce the observed differences.