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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Roeland John Heijna, Nijmegen, NL;
Roeland John Heijna, Nijmegen, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method and a device () for detecting signal amplitudes by removing any DC component from the signal and then shifting the signal by a shift amount so as to produce a shifted signal having a first signal level equal to a reference level (Vref). The shift amount provides an indication of the amplitude of the signal. To this end, the device () includes a decoupling circuit (), a shift circuit () and an output terminal (). Optionally the device further includes a differential amplifier () coupled to receive the reference level (Vref) and an indication of the power of the shifted signal, and a signal power determination circuit () coupled between the shift circuit () and the differential amplifier ().