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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L. Melanson, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaofan Fei, Austin, TX (US);
Johann G. Gaboriau, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Green, Austin, TX (US);
Jason P. Rhode, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cirrus Logic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/38 ; H03F 3/217 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/38 ; H03F 3/217 ;
Abstract
A gain control at the input monitors an input signal and a supply voltage, which drives an output. The gain control adjusts the gain to compress the input signal when the supply voltage decreases in magnitude and/or the input signal is of such magnitude to cause the supply voltage to decrease.