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A floating-gate DAC array

Serrano et al., 2004

Document ID
17353969005475905854
Author
Hasler P
Publication year
2004
Publication venue
2004 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (IEEE Cat. No. 04CH37512)

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The precision of digital-to-analog converters (DAC) is always limited by element mismatching. These elements can be transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc. Techniques used to improve resolution often involve the sacrifice of die area. In this paper we present a …

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