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Variable frequency class D modulator with built in soft clipping and frequency limiting

US6107875A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1998
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/66
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A class D amplifier 100 has an integrator 10, a comparator 12, and a frequency compensation and gain control (FCGC) circuit 40. The FCGC circuit 40 senses the output and reduces the gain in order to keep the sampling frequency high enough to avoid audio artifacts.

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