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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Marc Hesener, Munich, DE;
Marc Hesener, Munich, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
A converter comprises an input terminal to receive a first analog signal, a digital-to-analog converter to provide second analog signals related to digital values applied to the digital-to-analog converter. A comparator is coupled to receive the first and second analog signals, the comparator also comprising a variable-gain amplifier to provide an output signal based on a difference between the first and second analog signals. A state machine receives the output signal of the comparator and to generate the digital values applied to the digital-to-analog converter based on the output signal of the comparator and a controller sets the gain of the variable-gain amplifier selectively.