US Patent Issued to Avago Technologies International Sales on Dec. 9 for "System and method for analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with repressed input current" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,797, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"System and method for analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with repressed input current" was invented by Gen Qu (Irvine, Calif.) and Hans Eberhart (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes an amplifier to receive a signal, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a first switch coupled to a capacitor to receive an output from the amplifier, the capacitor to provide the output to the ADC, a second switch coupled between the capacitor and the ADC to turn on/off the ADC, a third switch coupled between the amplifier and t...