Digital-to-analog converter with temperature compensation

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PATENT NO 6593864
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10124114

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A PWM DAC including an emitter follower buffer circuit provides increased accuracy and reduced cost. The emitter follower buffer circuit that enables inexpensive implementation of the PWM DAC. A temperature compensation circuit adjusts the digital input value applied to the PWM to compensate for temperature-induced variation introduced by the emitter follower buffer circuit. The compensation circuit may incorporate circuitry that replicates the PWM DAC at least in part, and monitors the base-emitter voltage of a replicated emitter follower buffer to track temperature-induced variation in the PWM DAC. The compensation circuit generates an error value that can be used to compensate one or more PWM DACs within a particular system.

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CALIX INC1035 N MCDOWELL BOULEVARD PETALUMA CA 94954

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Reilly, Timothy J Plymouth, MN 17 214

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