ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,082, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Sensing circuit with enhanced dynamic range and accuracy" was invented by Hasan Akyol (Los Altos, Calif.) and Xuebei Yang (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensing circuit includes at least a first gain stage and a controller for controlling the operation of the first gain stage. The first gain stage includes an amplifier having at least one input and one output, and a feedback loop coupled between the input and the output of the amplifier. The feedback loop includes a first capacitor coupled between the input and the output of the amplifier, a...