The present application generally relates to apparatuses such as
television signal processing apparatus that process radio frequency
signals. More specifically, the present application is particularly
useful in integrated circuits that must combine circuitry operating in a
synchronous-sampling mode that must be adapted for use with a fixed rate
sampling mode application. According to an exemplary embodiment, the
television signal processing apparatus comprises a source of a fixed rate
digital signal, signal processing circuitry operating in a
synchronous-sampling mode wherein the signal processing circuitry
comprises a signal representing a symbol rate, and an interpolator for
processing the fixed rate digital signal to yield samples at the symbol
rate.