Process and device for converting an analog signal into a digital signal with automatic gain control
US6680680B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M3/488
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for converting an analog signal into a digital signal with automatic gain control includes inputting an analog signal into an analog-to-digital converter of a delta-sigma type having an output sampling frequency. The automatic gain control is performed in the analog-to-digital converter downstream of a delta-sigma modulator on an intermediate digital signal sampled at an intermediate sampling frequency greater than an output sampling frequency.
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