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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Katsufumi Nakamura, Andover, MA (US);
Steven Decker, Derry, NH (US);
Inventors:
Katsufumi Nakamura, Andover, MA (US);
Steven Decker, Derry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M001/06 ; H03M001/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method comprising an act of performing digital correction of an offset in a system comprising an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a usable input range that is greater than a nominal input range, wherein the offset exists at an input of the ADC. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a system comprising an ADC having a usable input range that is greater than a nominal input range, wherein an offset exists at an input of the ADC and the offset is corrected using digital correction.