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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M. Noll, Sahalee, WA (US);
Brian P. Bunch, Snohomish, WA (US);
Sundara Murthy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 ;
Abstract
A dual analog-to-digital (A/D) converter circuit having two separate channels coupled to receive a single analog input signal, each of the two channels includes a means for converting an analog input signal to a digital signal at respective sample times that are adjustable to be substantially simultaneous; a means for adjusting the gain of the two channels to differ by a predetermined factor; a means for detecting a channel overflow condition in one of the two channels having a higher gain; and a means for merging the two channels into a continuous output stream.