Digitizer for a digital receiver system

Abstract

The digitizer has an input terminal for receiving a modulated analog input voltage signal. An output terminal provides an output voltage signal that is in a digital conversion of the input voltage signal. A threshold generator circuit comprises a thresholding circuit (204) that determines a threshold voltage value of the modulated analog input voltage signal. A tunable voltage reference circuit (205) is coupled to the thresholding circuit to generate a tunable voltage reference signal as a function of the threshold voltage value of the modulated analog input voltage signal. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) an electronic device comprising an input terminal for receiving a modulated analog input voltage signal (2) a method for digitizing a modulated analog input voltage signal in a digital receiver system.


Classe Tecnologica

H - Electricity

Patent Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Numero Deposito

US7579974

Anno Deposito

2008

Anno Concessione

2009


Inventori Pugliesi

  • Calò Pietro Antonio

Tutti gli inventori

  • Philippe Sirito-olivier
  • Pietro Antonio Calò
  • Mario Chiricosia

Titolari pugliesi

  • Non ci sono titolari pugliesi

Tutti i titolari

  • STMicroeletronics S.r.l.
  • STMicroeletronics SA