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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Stanley McGrath, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
Lake DSP Pty. Ltd., New S. Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 3/00 ;
Abstract
A sigma delta modulator apparatus comprising: input means for inputting a current input signal; differencing means for forming the difference between a current input signal and a current output signal; filtering means for filtering the difference so as to produce a filtered difference signal; and output means outputting a minimum or maximum output value so as to substantially minimize the filtered difference signal.