• DocumentCode
    780666
  • Title

    Logarithmic data converter suitable for hearing aid applications

  • Author

    Mahattanakul, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Mahanakorn Univ. of Technol., Bangkok, Thailand
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    394
  • Lastpage
    396
  • Abstract
    A novel method for analogue-to-digital conversion with compressive μ-law transfer characteristic, suitable for hearing aid applications, is presented. The proposed method can be realised as low-power tunable analogue-to-digital converters in both pipeline and algorithmic architectures and is integratable in CMOS technology.
  • Keywords
    CMOS digital integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; hearing aids; low-power electronics; μ-law transfer characteristic; CMOS technology; analogue-to-digital conversion; hearing aids application; logarithmic data converter; low-power tunable analogue-to-digital converters; pipeline architecture;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20057578
  • Filename
    1421221