Patent ID: 6917318

Claim:
A COder/DECoder (CODEC) that converts an inbound analog signal to inbound packetized digital data and that converts outbound packetized digital data to an outbound analog signal, the CODEC comprising: a transcoder having an outbound portion that is operable to convert the outbound packetized digital data to outbound streamed digital data and an inbound portion that is operable to convert inbound streamed digital data to the inbound packetized digital data; a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) coupled to the transcoder that is operable to convert the outbound streamed digital data to the outbound analog signal; and an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) coupled to the transcoder that is operable to convert the inbound analog signal to the inbound streamed digital data, wherein the ADC includes; a modulator that is operable to receive the inbound analog signal and a feedback signal and to module the analog signal based upon the feedback signal to produce a modulated signal; a decimation filter coupled to the modulator that is operable to receive the modulated signal and to decimate and filter the modulated signal to produce the inbound streamed digital data; and a time dither clock reduction circuit that is operable to produce the feedback signal by applying both clock reduction and time dithering to the modulated signal.