Hybrid digital/analog processing circuit
US6954163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06J1/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit comprising a digital processor, analogue processing means, a digital to analogue converter for converting digital values output from the digital processor into analogue values which are processed by the analogue processing means, and an analogue to digital converter for converting resulting analogue values into digital values for input to the digital processor, wherein the analogue processing means comprises one or more analogue processors, and the circuit is dynamically reconfigurable under the control of the digital processor, such that analogue values are processed according to a first function by the analogue processing means, and following reconfiguration, analogue values are processed according to a second function by the analogue processing means.
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