PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15966066
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["341", "144000"]

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for dynamic power switching in current-steering digital-to-analog converters (DACs). A DAC circuit may be configured to apply digital-to-analog conversions based on current steering, and to particularly incorporate use of dynamic power switching during conversions. The DAC circuit may comprise a main section, which may connect a main supply voltage to a main current source. The main section may comprise a positive-side branch and a negative-side branch, which may be configured to steer positive-side and negative-side currents, such as in a differential manner, to effectuate the conversions. The dynamic power switching may be applied, for example, via a secondary section connecting a main current source in the DAC circuit to a secondary supply voltage. The secondary supply voltage may be configured such that it may be less than the main supply voltage used in driving the current steering in the DAC circuit.

Claim (Index 37):
The system of  claim 36 , wherein the at least one transistor element comprises a NMOS transistor element, PMOS transistor element, and/or CMOS transistor element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.36765
- Patent Class: 341.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14455361', '14869268', '15218586', '15611827', '14458439']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6100287299392635
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5036188750440173
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5993877444497389
- Mean Citation Score: 211.353636
- Max Citation Score: 237.4664
- Similarity Product: 170.64238665041924

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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