Patent ID: 6281822
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
A method of providing a serial binary output having pulses that are optimized as to their even distribution over time, comprising operations of:receiving an input signal representing a current digital input value on an input line having N-bits;providing the digital input signal as input to an accumulator configured to continually update a current N-bit sum by adding the input value thereto, and in response, the accumulator repeatedly:updating the current sum by adding the digital input value thereto;providing an output signal successively representing each current sum;providing a first prescribed signal on an accumulator carry output if the current sum cannot be expressed in N bits, otherwise providing a different prescribed signal on the carry output if the current sum can be expressed in N bits;disregarding the output signal;directing signals on the carry output to circuitry external to the accumulator; andthe external circuitry allowing for up to N output pulses to be produced.