Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diode smart track
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Application No.: US12586046Application Date: 2009-09-16
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Publication No.: US07936292B2Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Francesco Marraccini , Antonello Arigliano
- Applicant: Francesco Marraccini , Antonello Arigliano
- Applicant Address: DE Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern
- Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
- Current Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern
- Agency: Saile Ackerman LLC
- Agent Stephen B. Ackerman
- Priority: EP09368028 20090908
- Main IPC: H03M1/00
- IPC: H03M1/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods to achieve a logarithmic digital-to-analog converter (DAC), which is easy to be implemented, and requiring reduced chip space have been disclosed. The logarithmic DAC is created by a simple and easy to scale linear DAC, which is linearly scaling a predefined voltage range. The output voltage of the linear DAC is converted to a logarithmic current value directly by the voltage-current characteristic of an integrated diode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110057825A1 Diode smart track Public/Granted day:2011-03-10
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