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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2009
Renaud Dura, Aix en Provence, FR;
Joao P. Carreira, Pourriere, FR;
Sebastien Fievet, Aix en Provence, FR;
Renaud Dura, Aix en Provence, FR;
Joao P. Carreira, Pourriere, FR;
Sebastien Fievet, Aix en Provence, FR;
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having an amplifier, a capacitor network coupled to the amplifier, and switching circuitry coupled to the amplifier and the capacitor network. The switching circuit is configured to successively apply a selected reference voltage selected from among a first reference voltage, a second reference voltage, and a third reference voltage to the capacitor network in response to a digital input code to generate an output voltage. Additional embodiments are disclosed.