Coded data generation or conversion – Analog to or from digital conversion – Digital to analog conversion
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-31
2007-07-31
Nguyen, Linh (Department: 2819)
Coded data generation or conversion
Analog to or from digital conversion
Digital to analog conversion
C341S144000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11311719
ABSTRACT:
A system, apparatus and method for providing a digital variable resistor with high resolution and efficient use of substrate area is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a digital variable resistor string comprises a serial array of resistors that is connected to a parallel array of resistors through a switching network. A compensation network is coupled in parallel to the parallel array of resistors in order to compensate for resistance drift caused by non-linear responses of components within the variable resistor. For example, the compensation network may interpolate the digital variable resistor to a preferred resistance value that is within an error margin tolerance.
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Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
Nguyen Linh
North Weber & Baugh LLP
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