Digital-analog conversion method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017201263-A1
Application number	US-201515315549-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	Jun 2, 2014
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital-analog conversion method and device for adjusting a reference current to be used in a digital-analog conversion, by using a common mode feedback device, and the digital-analog conversion method of the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a reference current by receiving a reference voltage; converting a digital signal into an analog signal by receiving the generated reference current; detecting a common mode voltage, which is the average value of a both-end voltage of the converted analog signal; comparing the detected common mode voltage with the reference voltage; generating a feedback signal on the basis of the comparison result; and adjusting the reference current according to the generated feedback signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A digital-analog conversion method, comprising:
receiving a reference voltage to generate a reference current; converting a digital signal to an analog signal according to the generated reference current; detecting a common mode voltage, which is an average value of a both end voltage of the converted analog signal; comparing the detected common mode voltage and the reference voltage; generating a feedback signal based on the comparison result; and adjusting the reference current according to the generated feedback signal.

2 . The digital-analog conversion method of claim 1 , wherein generating a feedback signal based on the comparison result comprises:
generating, if the detected common mode voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the feedback signal for reducing the reference current; and generating, if the detected common mode voltage is smaller than the reference voltage, the feedback signal for increasing the reference current.

3 . The digital-analog conversion method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the reference current according to the generated feedback signal comprises increasing or reducing the generated reference current with a digital method using an Aux Current Cell.

4 . The digital-analog conversion method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the reference current according to the generated feedback signal comprises adjusting a bias voltage used for generating the reference current with an analog method.

5 . The digital-analog conversion method of claim 1 , wherein detecting a common mode voltage, which is an average value of a both end voltage of the converted analog signal comprises detecting the common mode voltage using at least one of a resistance distributor, switched capacitor, and transistor pair.

6 . A digital-analog conversion device, comprising:
a current supply unit that generates a reference current based on a reference voltage and that adjusts an amount of the reference current according to a feedback signal; a digital-analog conversion unit that converts a digital signal to an analog signal according to the generated reference current; a common mode feedback unit that detects a common mode voltage, which is an average value of a both end voltage of the converted analog signal; and a feedback signal generator that compares the detected common mode voltage and the reference voltage and that generates the feedback signal based on the comparison result.

7 . The digital-analog converter of claim 6 , wherein the feedback signal generator generates the feedback signal for reducing an amount of the reference current, if the detected common mode voltage is greater than the reference voltage and generates the feedback signal for increasing an amount of the reference current, if the detected common mode voltage is smaller than the reference voltage.

8 . The digital-analog converter of claim 6 , wherein the current supply unit increases or reduces the generated reference current with a digital method using an Aux Current Cell.

9 . The digital-analog converter of claim 6 , wherein the current supply unit adjusts a bias voltage used for generating the reference current with an analog method.

10 . The digital-analog converter of claim 6 , wherein the common mode feedback unit detects the common mode voltage using at least one of a resistance distributor, switched capacitor, and transistor pair.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jongwoo
• Cho Thomas Byunghak

Classifications

• H03M1/66

  Digital/analogue converters ({H03M1/001 – } H03M1/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• H03M1/0604 Primary

  at one point, i.e. by adjusting a single reference value, e.g. bias or gain error (gain setting for range control H03M1/18) · CPC title