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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/1009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for calibration of a signal converter is disclosed. This apparatus includes a first digital-to-analog converter ('DAC') and a calibration system coupled to an output port of the first DAC. The calibration system includes a second DAC. The calibration system is configured to provide an adjustment signal responsive to a spurious spectral performance parameter in an output of the first DAC. The spurious spectral performance parameter is sensitive to a timing error associated with the first DAC. The calibration system is coupled to provide the adjustment signal to the first DAC to correct the timing error of the first DAC.