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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2009
Andrew Zocher, Monticello, IL (US);
Luiz Antonio Razera, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Arman Hematy, Portland, OR (US);
Andrew Zocher, Monticello, IL (US);
Luiz Antonio Razera, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Arman Hematy, Portland, OR (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, set forth by way of example and not limitation, a receiver with automatic gain includes a receiver stage, an AGC stage, and a digital processor which collectively define an AGC loop. Preferably, the AGC stage has a control circuit and a feedback circuit with matched transfer characteristics. A digital processor is operative to develop a gain control signal to set a desired gain level of the receiver stage to an optimal level based upon a waveform analysis derived from the gain feedback signal.