Self-calibration digital-to-analog converter and calibration method thereof
AssigneeNuvoton Technology Corporation
InventorsWei Min Hung, Hsin Hung Chen
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AssigneeNuvoton Technology Corporation
InventorsWei Min Hung, Hsin Hung Chen
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A self-calibration digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a calibration method for DAC are provided. The circuit includes a resistor circuit, a buffer amplifier, a fine-tuning circuit, and a correction switching circuit. In normal operation mode, the resistor circuit receives the common voltage for conversion. In correction mode, the circuit performs self-correction in a sampling time and a comparison time. During the sampling time, the resistor circuit receives the reference voltage and first correction data, and the buffer amplifier input samples the voltage. During the comparison time, the resistor circuit receives the common connection voltage and second correction data, and the fine-tuning circuit adjusts the correction data until the buffer amplifier output voltage flips and records the correction value corresponding to the second correction data. With this self-correction mechanism, the circuit can output theoretically correct digital-to-analog conversion results under the reference voltage and common connection voltage.
A self-calibration digital-to-analog conversion circuit, comprising:
A calibration method of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), comprising:
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