Characterizing and Testing A/D and D/A Converters for Color Video Applications

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1978, Pages 539-550

  Kester, Walter A ^a  

^a Computer Labs Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA CONVERSION, DIGITAL TO ANALOG - TESTING; TELEVISION, COLOR;

DATA CONVERSION, ANALOG TO DIGITAL;

EID: 0017986083     PISSN: 00984094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCS.1978.1084492     Document Type: Article

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