Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Linearized dynamic amplifier
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Application No.: US15139030Application Date: 2016-04-26
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Publication No.: US09853615B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Md Shakil Akter , Klaas Bult
- Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Bruce E. Garlick
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45 ; H03M1/12 ; H03F1/02 ; H03G3/30 ; H03F1/34 ; H03G1/00

Abstract:
A differential amplifier includes a positive leg, a negative leg, and biasing circuitry. The positive leg includes at least one positive leg transistor, a first positive leg degeneration capacitor, and positive leg degeneration capacitor biasing circuitry configured to bias the first degeneration capacitor during a reset period. The negative leg includes at least one negative leg transistor, a negative leg degeneration capacitor, and negative leg degeneration capacitor biasing circuitry configured to bias the negative leg degeneration capacitor during the reset period. The biasing circuitry biases current of both the at least one positive leg transistor and the at least one negative leg transistor based on capacitance of the first positive leg degeneration capacitor, capacitance of the first negative leg degeneration capacitor, and a sampling time during an amplification period. The differential amplifier may be a stage amplifier in an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170302237A1 LINEARIZED DYNAMIC AMPLIFIER Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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