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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Lloyd F. Linder, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Michael F. Clingempeel, Herndon, VA (US);
William W. Cheng, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
William J. Rinard, Annapolis, MD (US);
Benjamin Felder, Saugus, CA (US);
Lloyd F. Linder, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Michael F. Clingempeel, Herndon, VA (US);
William W. Cheng, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
William J. Rinard, Annapolis, MD (US);
Benjamin Felder, Saugus, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A multi-mode analog to, digital converter (ADC). The novel ADC includes an input terminal for receiving an analog input signal; a plurality of processing stages, each processing stage adapted to generate an output signal from an input to that processing stage; and a mechanism for determining a mode of operation and in accordance therewith connect the processing stages and the input terminal in a predetermined configuration. In an illustrative embodiment, the ADC can be configured as a subranging ADC, and the mechanism for determining, the mode of operation includes a signal processor for automatically selecting the mode of operation based on the frequency components of the input signal.