AGC FOR SLICER-BASED LOW POWER DEMODULATOR
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- an amplifier; and
an automatic gain control configured to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing automatic gain control in a receiver are disclosed. The apparatus may include an amplifier, and the gain control may be based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier.
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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an amplifier; and an automatic gain control configured to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for amplifying a target signal; and means for automatically controlling a gain for the amplifying means based on an output from the amplifying means during a time period in which the target signal is not present at the output of the amplifying means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of automatic gain control, comprising:
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amplifying a target signal with an amplifier; and automatically controlling a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier means during a time period in which the target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-program product for automatically controlling a gain of an amplifier, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes executable to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier.
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39. A headset, comprising:
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an amplifier; an automatic gain control configured to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier; and a transducer configured to generate sound based on the target signal.
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40. A watch, comprising:
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an amplifier; an automatic gain control configured to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier; and a user interface configured to provide an indication based on the target signal.
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41. A sensing device, comprising:
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an amplifier; an automatic gain control configured to determine a gain for the amplifier based on an output from the amplifier during a time period in which a target signal is not present at the output of the amplifier; and a sensor configured to generate data based on the target signal.
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