Selective over-ranging in folding and averaging integrated circuits
US6369742B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/141
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and technique for selective over-ranging provides for the folding of signals in an input signal range such that the folded signals in the center of the input signal range are folded NF times while the folded signals at the lower and upper extremes of the input signal range are folded NFf+1 times. One embodiment includes an over-ranging lower pre-amplifier group (230), a center pre-amplifier group (240) and an over-ranging upper pre-amplifier group (250).
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