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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Viola Schaffer, Erlangen, DE;
Heinz-jürgen Metzger, Pliezhausen, DE;
Michael V. Ivanov, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Viola Schaffer, Erlangen, DE;
Heinz-Jürgen Metzger, Pliezhausen, DE;
Michael V. Ivanov, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH, Freising, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acquisition device and corresponding method for operating the acquisition system are provided. Generally, during operation a plurality of input signals are filtered and multiplexed. The multiplexed input signals are then applied to an amplifier stage; however, when a clamping condition for the amplifier stage occurs, a buffer is switched into a signal path between a multiplexer and an amplifier stage so as to generally reduce the current draw on the input filters.