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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Go Asayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyuki Fukushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Nitta, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Muramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotaka Amano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/10 (2006.01); H03M 1/66 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03M 1/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/1014 (2013.01); H03M 1/66 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H03M 1/742 (2013.01);
Abstract
A DA converter includes a first DA conversion section for obtaining an analog output signal in accordance with a digital input signal value, and a second DA conversion section for obtaining an analog gain control output signal in accordance with a digital gain control input signal value. In the DA converter, the gain control of the analog output signal generated by the first DA conversion section is performed on the basis of the gain control output signal generated by the second DA conversion section.