摘要 |
An apparatus configured as a compandor to achieve a defined dynamic range for an output signal in response to an input signal. In particular, the apparatus comprises a first circuit adapted to generate a first signal from the input signal, wherein the first signal includes a first dynamic range (e.g., a first sensitivity and first compression point); and a second circuit adapted to generate a second signal from the input signal, wherein the second signal includes a second dynamic range (e.g., a second sensitivity and second compression point) that is different from the first dynamic range of the first signal. The apparatus may further include a third circuit adapted to generate an output signal related to a sum of the first and second signals. By adjusting the first and second dynamic ranges, an overall dynamic range for the output signal of the companding apparatus may be achieved.
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