A Compact Design of a Two-stage Piecewise Linear ADC Used for Sensor Linearity Improvement
By: Jelena Jovanović
and Dragan Denić
and Dragan Denić References
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2025-0034 | Journal eISSN: 1335-8871
Language: English
Page range: 315 - 320
Submitted on: Jul 12, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 13, 2025
Published on: Nov 13, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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