Method and apparatus for improving the accuracy and resolution of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

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PATENT NO 4710747
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06731683

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A system for increasing the accuracy and resolution of an ADC comprising a digital filter connected to the output of the ADC, a system clock for providing a digital filter clock signal, a low/pass filter/amplifier for generating a large-scale, rapidly varying dither signal fdrom the digital filter clock signal, and a summing circuit for adding the dither signal to a test signal connected to the input of the ADC.

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE M/S D3-579 SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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Holland, Alex Mountain View, CA 1 32

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