Analog-to-digital converter and analog-to-digital conversion method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8670572
APP PUB NO 20120128180A1
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12950021

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The invention provides an analog-to-digital converter. In one embodiment, the analog-to-digital converter receives a first audio signal from a microphone, and comprises a coding selection module, a pre-amplifier, a 1-bit ΔΣ modulator, and a signal coding module. The coding selection module receives a mode signal and a channel selection signal, and generates a control signal according to the mode signal and the channel selection signal. The pre-amplifier amplifies the first audio signal to obtain a second audio signal. The 1-bit ΔΣ modulator converts the second audio signal from analog to digital to obtain a third audio signal. The signal coding module encodes a fourth audio signal according to the third audio signal as an output signal of the analog-to-digital converter when the control signal indicates that the mode signal selects an encoding mode, and forwards the third audio signal as the output signal of the analog-to-digital converter when the control signal indicates that mode signal does not select the encoding mode.

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FORTEMEDIA INC4051 BURTON DR SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Kuo-Hsuan Taipei, JP 3 11
Chiu, Jui-Te Hsinchu, TW 33 82
Lin, Ching-Tzung Nantou, TW 9 38
Shih, Min-Yung Hsinchu, TW 2 1
Way, Yann-Ming Sunnyvale, US 3 16

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