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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
Guanghua Man, Greensboro, NC (US);
Joseph B. Brannon, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
ANALOG DEVICES, INC., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/60 (2006.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/60 (2013.01); H03M 1/122 (2013.01); H03M 1/1245 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example, there is disclosed a multiple-input analog-to-digital converter configured to receive a plurality of analog inputs and to output one or more digital outputs. In one embodiment, two input analog signals are received. The two analog signals may be mixed in a combiner, which provides them to a pipeline ADC. In another embodiment, the combiner may time multiplex the two analog input signals and provide two separate outputs signals. Advantageously, the multiple-input ADC of the present Specification may be realized with a single ADC pipeline.