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Electronic circuit for a microphone and microphone

US10516942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2015
Grant dateDec 24, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M3/458
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic circuit for a microphone and a microphone are disclosed. In an embodiment, the electronic circuit includes a sigma-delta modulator having a configurable resolution and a mode selector, wherein the sigma-delta modulator is selectively operable in at least two operation modes and the mode selector is configured to determine a desired operation mode dependent on an externally provided control signal and to select the resolution of the sigma-delta modulator according to the determined operation mode.

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