Switching between lower and higher power modes in an ADC for lower/higher precision operations
US7116259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/167
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) disposed in a data reception path to convert data from an analog format to a digital format is switched between two or more power modes to conserve power when data is not being received. ADC stays in a lower power-lower precision mode until an inbound data is detected, at which time the ADC switches to a higher power-higher precision mode to convert the data. Once data conversion is completed, the ADC switches back to the lower power-lower precision mode to conserve power.
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