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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Donald E. Alfano, Round Rock, TX (US);
Danny J. Allred, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas S. Piasecki, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Fernald, Austin, TX (US);
Ka Y. Leung, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Caloway, Georgetown, TX (US);
Alvin Storvik, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Highley, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas R. Holberg, Wimberley, TX (US);
Donald E. Alfano, Round Rock, TX (US);
Danny J. Allred, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas S. Piasecki, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Fernald, Austin, TX (US);
Ka Y. Leung, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Caloway, Georgetown, TX (US);
Alvin Storvik, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Highley, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas R. Holberg, Wimberley, TX (US);
Silicon Labs CP, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for converting analog data to digital data includes operating an analog-to-digital data converter in a tracking mode to sample an input signal and in a convert mode to convert the sampled input signal after sampling to a digital signal. The analog-to-digital data converter is controlled with a controller to operate in different modes of operation by providing at least one step wherein the tracking mode of operation is controlled to initiate at a predetermined time to begin the sampling operation.