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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Karan S. Bhatia, Plano, TX (US);
Neeraj P. Nayak, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Karan S. Bhatia, Plano, TX (US);
Neeraj P. Nayak, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic circuit comprises a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) core circuit having a current source device and a digital input bit. An isolation circuit is also provided and is connected to the DAC core circuit. The isolation circuit is configured to selectively provide a source bias signal to the current source device. The isolation circuit also is configured to isolate the source bias signal from the current source device based on a state of the digital input bit.