Operating power measured at room temperature typically is 30 mW. This is low enough that a standby mode is not deemed necessary. The European A-law version of the codec is a metal mask variation of this product. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors wish to thank Dr. D. Sealer for his helpful suggestions and critique of this article. REFERENCES
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