<s>
Signal	B-Algorithm
chain	I-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
signal-processing	O
chain	O
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
in	O
signal	O
processing	O
and	O
mixed-signal	O
system	O
design	O
to	O
describe	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
signal-conditioning	O
electronic	O
components	O
that	O
receive	O
input	O
(	O
data	O
acquired	O
from	O
sampling	B-Algorithm
either	O
real-time	O
phenomena	O
or	O
from	O
stored	O
data	O
)	O
sequentially	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
one	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
chain	O
supplying	O
input	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Signal	B-Algorithm
chains	I-Algorithm
are	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
signal	O
processing	O
applications	O
to	O
gather	O
and	O
process	O
data	O
or	O
to	O
apply	O
system	O
controls	O
based	O
on	O
analysis	O
of	O
real-time	O
phenomena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
signal	B-Algorithm
chain	I-Algorithm
is	O
familiar	O
to	O
electrical	O
engineers	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
term	O
has	O
many	O
synonyms	O
such	O
as	O
circuit	O
topology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
any	O
signal	B-Algorithm
chain	I-Algorithm
is	O
to	O
process	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
signals	O
to	O
monitor	O
or	O
control	O
an	O
analog-	O
,	O
digital-	O
,	O
or	O
analog-digital	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
