Coded data generation or conversion – Analog to or from digital conversion – Increasing converter resolution
Patent
1991-12-19
1993-10-05
Logan, Sharon D.
Coded data generation or conversion
Analog to or from digital conversion
Increasing converter resolution
341118, 341139, 341141, H03M 162, H03M 106, H03M 118
Patent
active
052509486
ABSTRACT:
A dual range A/D converter includes means for appending a predetermined number N of random noise bits to the N least significant bits of the digital signals output from one of the dual A/D converters, thereby providing a total output bit resolution that is independent of the input analog signal.
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Berstein Lawrence J.
Parulski Kenneth A.
Dudley Mark Z.
Eastman Kodak Company
Logan Sharon D.
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