Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multimode sampling/quantization converters
- Patent Title (中): 多模式采样/量化转换器
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Application No.: US12985214Application Date: 2011-01-05
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Publication No.: US08416111B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Christopher Pagnanelli
- Applicant: Christopher Pagnanelli
- Applicant Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Assignee: Sytropy Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Sytropy Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Costa Mesa
- Agency: Joseph G. Swan, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00

Abstract:
Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for converting a continuous-time, continuously variable signal into a sampled and quantized signal. According to one implementation, an apparatus includes multiple processing branches, each including: a continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuit, a sampling/quantization circuit, and a digital bandpass filter. A combining circuit then combines signals at the processing branch outputs into a final output signal. The continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuits include adjustable circuit components for changing their quantization-noise frequency-response minimum, and the digital bandpass filters include adjustable parameters for changing their frequency passbands.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110163900A1 Multimode Sampling/Quantization Converters Public/Granted day:2011-07-07
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