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- Patent Title: Linearization of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and associated methods
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Application No.: US17474677Application Date: 2021-09-14
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Publication No.: US11777511B2Publication Date: 2023-10-03
- Inventor: Tommy Yu , Avanindra Madisetti
- Applicant: Mixed-Signal Devices Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Mixed-Signal Devices Inc.
- Current Assignee: Mixed-Signal Devices Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: KPPB LLP
- Main IPC: H03M1/66
- IPC: H03M1/66 ; H03M1/06

Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing and storing digital information are described. One embodiment includes a method for linearizing digital-to-analog conversion including: receiving an input digital signal; segmenting the input digital signal into several segments, each segment being thermometer-coded; generating a redundant representation of each of the several segments, defining several redundant segments; performing a redundancy mapping for the several segments, defining redundantly mapped segments; assigning a probabilistic assignment for redundantly mapped segments; converting each redundantly mapped segment into an analog signal by a sub-digital-to-analog converter (DAC); and combining the analog signals to define an output analog signal.
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