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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:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Mark R. Gehring, Portland, OR (US);
Joseph D. Stenger, North Plains, OR (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Gehring, Portland, OR (US);
Joseph D. Stenger, North Plains, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) circuit and method is provided herein for quickly and accurately detecting the strength of a received signal. The circuit described herein provides a more accurate RSSI signal, while consuming less power and die area, by utilizing digital rather than analog summing.