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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Afshin Momtaz, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Namik K. Kocaman, San Clemente, CA (US);
Bharath Raghavan, Irvine, CA (US);
Afshin Momtaz, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Namik K. Kocaman, San Clemente, CA (US);
Bharath Raghavan, Irvine, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a terminal configured to receive an analog input signal. In various embodiments, the apparatus may also include a multistage amplifier configured to amplify the analog input signal by an amount of gain. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a distributed threshold adjuster interspersed between the stages of the multistage amplifier configured to adjust the DC voltage of the analog input signal to facilitate a decision by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). In one embodiment, the apparatus may include the ADC configured to convert the amplified analog input signal to a digital output signal.