Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reference buffer circuit, analog-to-digital converter system, receiver, base station and mobile device
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Application No.: US17131811Application Date: 2020-12-23
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Publication No.: US12074606B2Publication Date: 2024-08-27
- Inventor: Daniel Gruber , Christian Lindholm , Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: 2SPL Patent Attorneys PartG mbB
- Agent Yong Beom Hwang
- Main IPC: H03M1/08
- IPC: H03M1/08 ; H03K19/003 ; H03K19/0185 ; H04B1/12

Abstract:
A reference buffer circuit for an analog-to-digital converter is provided. The reference buffer circuit includes a first input node configured to receive a first bias signal of a first polarity from a first signal line. Further, the reference buffer circuit includes a second input node configured to receive a second bias signal of a second polarity from a second signal line. Additionally, the reference buffer circuit includes a first output node configured to output a first reference signal of the first polarity. A first buffer amplifier is coupled between the first input node and the first output node. The reference buffer circuit includes in addition a second output node configured to output a second reference signal of the second polarity. A second buffer amplifier is coupled between the second input node and the second output node. Further, the reference buffer circuit includes a first coupling path comprising a first capacitive element. The first coupling path is coupled between the first output node and the second input node. In addition, the reference buffer circuit includes a second coupling path comprising a second capacitive element. The second coupling path is coupled between the second output node and the first input node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220200615A1 REFERENCE BUFFER CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER SYSTEM, RECEIVER, BASE STATION AND MOBILE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-06-23
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