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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Firas N Abughazaleh, Austin, TX (US);
Vijayakumaran V Nair, Austin, TX (US);
Merle L Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Edward Stibila, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341139 ;
Abstract
A gain control arrangement for use in analog-to-digital conversion includes a current generator that generates gain currents as a function of externally applied resistances. The gain currents are sequentially provided to the analog-to-digital converter, enabling the converter to use a single set of externally applied resistances to set differentiated gain factors in each of its channels.