A system for providing an output signal (322, 332, 342) comprising a series of steps (324, 334, 333) based at least in part upon an input signal and a clock signal (308, 310, 312) in a manner in which jitter is avoided or diminished notwithstanding one or more phase changes of the clock signal (308, 310, 312), the system comprising: an output signal generating component configured to perform a generating of the output signal (I out); a first component (410, 510, 610, 710) coupled at least indirectly to the output signal generating component, the first component (410, 510, 610, 710) having at least one first switch (424, 524, 624, 724) and a first variable characteristic; a plurality of second components (412, 512, 612, 712) each having a respective additional switch (426, 526, 626, 727) and a respective fixed characteristic and coupled at least indirectly with the first component (410, 510, 610, 710) and the output signal generating component; characterized in that the first component is configured such that actuation of the at least one first switch (424, 524, 624, 724) determines a first time at which the first variable characteristic begins to influence at least indirectly the generating of the output signal (322, 332, 342) by the output signal generating component such that the output signal attains at the first time a first level with a variable step height (LSB first) that is dependent on a value of the first variable characteristic, and the plurality of second components is configured such that successive actuations of each respective additional switch subsequent the first time, determines a respective additional time at which the respective fixed characteristic of the respective second component begins to influence at least indirectly the generating of the output signal of the output signal generating component, so that the output signal attains respective sequentially-larger levels at successive ones of the additional times with a fixed step height (LSB nom) dependent on a value of the respective fixed characteristic, and such that the output signal comprises the series of steps (324, 334, 333), wherein a first step (326, 336, 346) of the series after a zero crossing time of the input signal has the variable step height (LSB first) and a plurality of subsequent steps have the fixed step height (LSB nom), and wherein the value of the first variable characteristic is set at least in part based upon the phase of clock signal (308, 310, 312) relative to the zero crossing time of the input signal as determined at least indirectly based on sampled values (X n, X n-1) of the input signal occurring before and after a zero crossing time of the input signal and based on the fixed step height. an output signal generating component configured to perform a generating of the output signal (I out); a first component (410, 510, 610, 710) coupled at least indirectly to the output signal generating component, the first component (410, 510, 610, 710) having at least one first switch (424, 524, 624, 724) and a first variable characteristic; a plurality of second components (412, 512, 612, 712) each having a respective additional switch (426, 526, 626, 727) and a respective fixed characteristic and coupled at least indirectly with the first component (410, 510, 610, 710) and the output signal generating component; characterized in that the first component is configured such that actuation of the at least one first switch (424, 524, 624, 724) determines a first time at which the first variable characteristic begins to influence at least indirectly the generating of the output signal (322, 332, 342) by the output signal generating component such that the output signal attains at the first time a first level with a variable step height (LSB first) that is dependent on a value of the first variable characteristic, and the plurality of second components is configured such that successive actuations of each respective additional switch subsequent the first time, determines a respective additional time at which the respective fixed characteristic of the respective second component begins to influence at least indirectly the generating of the output signal of the output signal generating component, so that the output signal attains respective sequentially-larger levels at successive ones of the additional times with a fixed step height (LSB nom) dependent on a value of the respective fixed characteristic, and such that the output signal comprises the series of steps (324, 334, 333), wherein a first step (326, 336, 346) of the series after a zero crossing time of the input signal has the variable step height (LSB first) and a plurality of subsequent steps have the fixed step height (LSB nom), and wherein the value of the first variable characteristic is set at least in part based upon the phase of clock signal (308, 310, 312) relative to the zero crossing time of the input signal as determined at least indirectly based on sampled values (X n, X n-1) of the input signal occurring before and after a zero crossing time of the input signal and based on the fixed step height.