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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Bruce J. Currivan, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Thomas J. Kolze, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Lin He, Irvine, CA (US);
Loke Tan, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Ramon Gomez, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Francesco Gatta, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce J. Currivan, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Thomas J. Kolze, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Lin He, Irvine, CA (US);
Loke Tan, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Ramon Gomez, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Francesco Gatta, Irvine, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed to extend a dynamic input range of an analog to digital converter (ADC). A composite ADC may include one or more ADCs. The one or more ADCs compare a signal metric of an analog input signal to quantization levels to produce intermediate digital output signals using one or more non-clipping input values. The composite ADC may select among the one or more intermediate digital output signals based on the signal metric of the analog input signal to produce a final digital output.