Pulse or digital communications – Cable systems and components
Patent
1993-12-03
1997-08-05
Marcelo, Melvin
Pulse or digital communications
Cable systems and components
330 10, H04B 300
Patent
active
056549849
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for communicating a modulated signal across an isolation barrier using capacitors is provided. The present invention allows low distortion communication of an audio signal across an isolation barrier without the need for a large and bulky isolation transformer. The present invention may be used to provide telephone line isolation for modem applications compliant with governmental regulations. A line interface integrated circuit (IC) may be connected directly to a telephone line and powered by the telephone line. The line interface IC may include a sigma delta modulator to communicate the receive signal across a capacitor over an isolation barrier and a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter to provide an analog transmit signal from a sigma delta bit stream communicated across a capacitor over an isolation barrier. Circuitry on the opposite side of the isolation barrier includes similar components to process the transmit and receive signals.
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Davies Eric
Hershbarger Russell A.
Marcelo Melvin
Silicon Systems Inc.
Tran Conguan
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