- con verter . ▁L ength ening ▁the ▁code word ▁is ▁needed ▁in ▁that ▁approach ▁to ▁achieve ▁sufficient ▁dynamic ▁range . ▁This ▁approach ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁a ▁device ▁from ▁Anal og ▁Dev ices ▁Inc ., ▁protected ▁through ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁pat ent ▁fil ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Res istor ▁lad der ▁ ▁Digital - to - anal og ▁converter ▁ ▁Att enu ator ▁circ uits ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Online ▁calcul ator ▁to ▁configure ▁log arith mic ▁lad der ▁networks ▁ ▁Category : Anal og ▁circ uits <0x0A> </s> ▁Wil fred ▁Samuel ▁" Wil f " ▁Smith ▁( born ▁Schmidt , ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁former ▁professional ▁footballer , ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁for ▁six ▁different ▁teams ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Ne um ün ster , ▁Germany , ▁Smith ▁moved ▁to ▁Britain ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child . ▁They ▁ang lic ised ▁their ▁surname ▁from ▁Schmidt ▁to ▁Smith ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁He ▁joined ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁after ▁leaving ▁school , ▁and ▁capt ained ▁both ▁She ff ield ▁Boys ▁and ▁England ▁youth . ▁ ▁Smith ▁initially ▁joined ▁Wed nes day ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁but ▁turned ▁professional ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁ 1 7 . ▁In ▁all ▁he ▁made ▁ 2 0