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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Russell D. Wyse, Center Point, IA (US);
Mark A. Willi, Marion, IA (US);
Inventors:
Russell D. Wyse, Center Point, IA (US);
Mark A. Willi, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An auto leveling circuit suitable for use in an RF receiver. The auto leveling circuit comprises a plurality of automatic gain control (AGC) circuits each having at least one amplifier stage to amplify an RF signal according to at least two incrementally discrete levels. In order to selectively control gain, the AGC circuits further comprise peak detectors to detect the amplitude of the amplified RF signal and comparators to compare the amplitude of the RF signal with a threshold value indicative of a saturation point of the amplifiers.