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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2010
Applicants:

Ryan James Kier, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Paul Talmage Watkins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Yusuf Aminul Haque, Woodside, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ryan James Kier, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Paul Talmage Watkins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Yusuf Aminul Haque, Woodside, CA (US);

Assignee:

Crest Semiconductors, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) with code independent output capacitance includes circuitry configured to convert a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal. A method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal with a DAC includes converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal.


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