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Signal clamp circuitry for analog-to-digital converters

US5084700A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 1991
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/124
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Clamping circuitry for adjusting the D.C. voltage of a signal which is A.C. coupled to an ADC includes D.C. level adjusting circuitry coupled to the input of the ADC. Logic circuitry, responsive to a single bit of output samples provided by the ADC, provides control signals to the D.C. level adjusting circuitry, to condition the D.C. level adjusting circuitry to adjust the D.C. level of the A.C. signal to a desired value.

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