Patent ID: 8725104

Claim:
A system comprising: one or more circuits comprising at least one first-type analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and at least one second-type ADC, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to: receive a plurality of signals, each of said plurality of signals comprising a plurality of channels; and digitize a selected one or more of said channels via said at least one first-type ADC and/or said at least one second-type ADC, wherein: which, if any, of said selected one or more of said channels are digitized via said at least one first-type ADC is based on which of said plurality of channels are said selected one or more of said channels; which, if any, of said selected one or more of said channels are digitized via said at least one second-type ADC, is based on which of said plurality of channels are said selected one or more of said channels; said selected one or more of said channels comprise j channels from a first one of said plurality of signals, where j is an integer greater than or equal to 1; said j channels are digitized via said at least one first-type ADC when j is less than a threshold; and said j channels are digitized via said at least one second-type ADC when j is greater than said threshold.