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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shih-Ming Shih, San Jose, CA (US);
James Wilson Rae, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard A Contreras, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jenn-Gang Chern, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEC Electronics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341139 ;
Abstract
Analog-to-digital (ADC) output bits are partitioned in a way that simplifies the gain error calculations. Simplification of the gain error calculations allows a reduction in the complexity of the circuits needed to implement automatic gain control (AGC).