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Signal converter systems and methods with enhanced signal-to-noise ratios

US7196650B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2006
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/1215
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Signal converter systems are provided with N analog-to-digital converters that respectively respond to N interleaved clock signals which have a common clock frequency and are further provided with a filter network that processes the converters' output digital sequences with a selected filter passband a filter passband that is contained within a single one of Nyquist zones whose widths are one half of the clock frequency and that is positioned to pass information contained in the analog signal. In a system embodiment, the filter network comprises a symmetric systolic finite impulse response filter arranged to define N input ports for reception of the digital sequences.

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