DocumentCode
2905774
Title
Digital automatic gain control for hearing aids
Author
Camilleri, Patrick F. ; Sobelman, Gerald E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fYear
1994
fDate
1994
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
12
Abstract
A new digital method for implementing Automatic Gain Control (AGC) in a hearing aid is described. The AGC characteristics are programmable, which allows the system to be customized for a particular user. Since no external timing components are required the implementation is area-efficient, completely monolithic, and insensitive to temperature variation and component aging. The technique may be applied to both input and output compression systems. Simulation results are presented
Keywords
automatic gain control; AGC programmable characteristics; automatic gain control; compression systems; digital method; hearing aids; Aging; Assembly; Auditory system; Circuits; Dynamic range; Gain control; Hearing aids; Signal processing; Temperature; Timing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
VLSI Signal Processing, VII, 1994., [Workshop on]
Conference_Location
La Jolla, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2123-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VLSISP.1994.574725
Filename
574725
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