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US 9,543,973 B2Granted
Multi-zone data converters
AssigneeMaxLinear, Inc.
InventorCurtis Ling
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for data converters having a transfer function with multiple operating zones. In some embodiments, an operating zone of the multiple operating zones is characterized by more stringent performance criteria than the other operating zones. Thus, such data converters may receive an input signal and generate an output signal from the input signal per the transfer function and the more stringent performance criteria in the appropriate operating zone.
Claims20
A method of a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first input signal by a wireless interface of the mobile computing device;
- in response to determining that the first input signal corresponds to a first operating zone, converting the first input signal to a first output signal per a first circuit of the wireless interface;
- receiving a second input signal by the wireless interface;
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- in response to determining that the second input signal corresponds to a second operating zone, converting the second input signal to a second output signal per a second circuit of the wireless interface that has different power consumption characteristics than the first circuit.
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A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a wireless interface operable to convert a first input signal into a first output signal if the first input signal corresponds to a first operating zone, and convert a second input signal into a second output signal if the second input signal corresponds to a second operating zone, wherein power consumption of the wireless interface differs between the first operating zone and the second operating zone;
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- a processor operable to communicate data via the wireless interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.