IP Library Granted Patent US 6,873,274
Granted Patent B2
US 6,873,274 · App. 10/245,674 · Granted Mar 29, 2005

Digital-to-analog converter with sampling frequency detector

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Patent No.
US 6,873,274
App. No.
10/245,674
Granted
Mar 29, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A digital-to-analog (DA) converter includes a detector for detecting an input sampling frequency of digital data using a sampling clock and a master clock, an oversampling digital filter for oversampling the digital data on the basis of the input sampling frequency, an input sampling frequency change detector for detecting a change in the input sampling frequency, and a mute control for muting the data to be DA-converted on the basis of the detection result of the input sampling frequency change detector.

Claims (18)

1. A digital-to-analog converter including:

digital-to-analog (DA) conversion means receiving digital data and digital-to-analog-converting the digital data using a master clock;

sampling frequency detection means for detecting a sampling frequency of the digital data using a sampling clock, received together with the digital data, and the master clock; and

oversampling means for oversampling the digital data based on the sampling frequency, wherein the digital data oversampled by the oversampling means is input to the DA conversion means for digital to analog conversion.

2. The digital-to-analog converter according to claim 1 , wherein

the sampling frequency detection means comprises a sampling frequency change detection means for detecting a change in the sampling frequency and outputting a sampling frequency change detection signal, and

the digital-to-analog conversion means comprises muting means for muting a signal be digital-to-analog-converted based on the sampling frequency change detection signal.

3. The digital-to-analog converter according to claim 2 , wherein the sampling frequency change detection means comprises retention means for retaining the sampling frequency change detection signal for a predetermined period.

4. The digital-to-analog converter according to claim 1 , wherein

the sampling frequency detection means comprises a counter for measuring a period of the sampling clock using the master clock, and

sampling frequency judgment means for determining the sampling frequency based on a counter value output from the counter.

5. The digital-to-analog converter according to claim 4 , wherein the sampling frequency judgment means determines the sampling frequency according to the count value associated with a range.

6. A digital-to-analog converter including:

oversampling means receiving digital data and oversampling the digital data;

digital-to-analog conversion means for digital-to-analog-converting data output from the oversampling means using a master clock;

sampling frequency detection means for detecting a sampling frequency of the digital data using a sampling clock received together with the digital data, and the master clock; and

operation control means for performing an operation on the digital data based on the sampling frequency, wherein the digital data processed by the operation control means is input to the oversampling means for oversampling.

7. The digital-to-analog converter according to claim 6 , wherein the operation control means comprises storage means for storing a calculation coefficient associated with the sampling frequency and the operation is performed using the calculation coefficient stored in the storage means.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024953/0237 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2004
From: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 015185/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2003
From: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 014502/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2002
From: OKI, MASASHI
To: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 013303/0878 →