H - Electricity – 03 – M
Patent
H - Electricity
03
M
354/82
H03M 1/36 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1309500
D-2135 ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER Abstract of the Disclosure A plurality of equally spaced terminals are disposed on a substantially uniformly resistive thin film at one side edge of the film. A reference potential (e.g. ground) is applied to the second side edge of the film. An energizing voltage is applied to the film at the juncture between the first side edge and a particular one of the top and bottom edges of the film. In this way, voltages are produced at the successive terminals with a logarithmic relationship with respect to the terminal positions. When a linear relationship is desired between the voltages at certain successive terminals in the low range and such terminal positions, no reference potential is applied to the second side edge of the thin film at the vertical positions corresponding to such terminals. Instead, the reference voltage may be applied to the other one of the top and bottom edges. Alternatively, no such reference voltage may be applied and terminals may be disposed at such other edge to produce the linear relationship. Each of a plurality of comparators receives an input voltage and the voltage at an individual one of the successive terminals. The comparators provide an output indicative of the input voltage. The voltages on the successive terminals in the first portion of the thin film may be calibrated by a circuit including a capacitance to indicate possible voltage deviations from the logarithmic relationship. The successive terminal voltages in the second portion of the film may be calibrated by the capacitance circuit and a constant current source to indicate possible voltage deviations from the linear relationship.
597553
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Brooktree Broadband Holding Inc.
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