A-to-D converter

Details A-to-D converter A-to-D converter

2010-03-29

2010-12-21

Williams, Howard (Department: 2819)

Coded data generation or conversion

Analog to or from digital conversion

Digital to analog conversion

C341S153000

Reexamination Certificate

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07855670

ABSTRACT:
A successive approximation type A-to-D converter includes a cyclic D-to-A converter (11), a comparator (12) for comparing an analog value with an output value of the D-to-A converter (11), and memory means (13) for sequentially storing an output value of the comparator (12) and supplying the stored value to the D-to-A converter (11) in a reverse order.

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