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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Russell Croman, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher S. Gregg, Austin, TX (US);
Dan B. Kasha, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael R. May, Austin, TX (US);
John Khoury, Austin, TX (US);
Javier Elenes, Austin, TX (US);
Russell Croman, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher S. Gregg, Austin, TX (US);
Dan B. Kasha, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael R. May, Austin, TX (US);
John Khoury, Austin, TX (US);
Javier Elenes, Austin, TX (US);
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving and processing an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal in a receiver. Based on this signal, an environmental noise level can be determined, where this level corresponds to environmental noise present in an environment in which the receiver is located. Then, if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than receiver-generated noise, power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the receiver can be reduced.