Abstract:
A tunable RF filter, comprising: an emitter follower stage (2); and a common emitter stage (4); the common emitter stage (4) providing feedback to the emitter follower stage (2). The common emitter stage (4) may comprise a first transistor (Ti) being the only transistor of the common emitter stage (4); and the emitter follower stage (2) may comprise a second transistor (T2) being the only transistor of the emitter follower stage (2). A further tunable RF filter provides improved linearity, comprising: an emitter follower stage (22); a joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24); and a gain stage (26); a common emitter output of the joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24) providing feedback to the emitter follower stage (22), and an emitter follower output of the joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24) providing an input to the gain stage (26).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a circuit comprising a first sensitive node, a first component connected between the first sensitive node and a first terminal of a first switch, said first switch controlled by a first control signal variable between a supply voltage level and a second voltage level, and a second switch comprising a first terminal connected to the first terminal of said first switch, and a second terminal connected to a clean voltage level, said second switch controlled to connect the first node of said first switch to said clean voltage level when said first switch is in a non-conducting state.
Abstract:
A variable-gain amplifier circuit uses a pair of single-ended operational amplifiers (100, 110) to amplify complementary portions of a differential input signal (IN, INB). By using two single-ended amplifiers (100, 110) instead of a single differential amplifier, linearity is significantly improved. In addition, common mode feedback circuitry is eliminated along with harmonic distortion and other forms of noise which tend to negative affect the quality of the signal output from the circuit.
Abstract:
A circuit comprises: a circuit input; a circuit output; at least one passive feedback loop coupled between the circuit output and the circuit input; an active element, coupled in a feed-forward path of the circuit between the circuit input and the circuit output and configured to drive the at least one feedback loop in order to establish a function of the circuit, wherein the feed-forward path of the circuit comprises a second node (Vx) and a first node which are internal nodes of the active element and which are coupled between the circuit input and the circuit output, wherein the first node is configured to have a first voltage, the first voltage being a function of the circuit output, wherein the active element comprises a first voltage drop element coupled between the second node (Vx) and the first node.
Abstract:
An impedance circuit includes a poly-resistor and a controller. The poly-resistor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The controller generates a first control voltage and a second control voltage. The resistance between the first terminal and the second terminal of the poly-resistor is determined according to the first control voltage and the second control voltage. The second control voltage is different from the first control voltage. The proposed impedance circuit can improve the linearity of the poly-resistor.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a power amplification device and method, wherein the power amplification device can comprise: a power amplifier; a switch mode converter for controlling a bias of the power amplifier; a comparator for providing a switching signal to the switch mode converter according to an envelope signal; and a control unit for determining whether a switching frequency of the switch mode converter is within a specific band and applying an offset to the switching frequency so as to deviate from the specific band if the switching frequency of the switch mode converter is within the specific band. Various other embodiments can be carried out.
Abstract:
Embodiments of variable gain transimpedance amplifiers are described. In an embodiment, the variable gain transimpedance amplifier may include an amplifier coupled to an adjustable gain feedback network, the adjustable gain feedback network including a selectable set of Resistor-Capacitor (RC) branches, each RC branch having one or more unit RC elements, each unit RC element being comprised of a unit resistor and a unit capacitor arranged in parallel.
Abstract:
An amplifier circuit is provided. The amplifier circuit includes an operational amplifier, a feedback resistor for changing gain and cutoff frequency characteristics of the operational amplifier, and a feedback variable capacitor for changing the cutoff frequency characteristics of the operational amplifier, wherein a capacitance of the feedback variable capacitor increases exponentially according to a digital control code, and the cutoff frequency of the operational amplifier is inversely proportional to the capacitance of the feedback variable capacitor and varies linearly on a logarithmic scale.
Abstract:
Method and electronic device for applying a transfer function, in particular a linearization, de-emphasis or emphasis, on a signal received from a transducer (1), wherein the device comprises at least one input (2), for the receipt of the signal, an analog circuit (3) comprising at least one filter (4) for signal processing, and an output (5) for the processed signal. The_device further comprises a microcontroller circuit which is coupled to at least one electronic part (6) of the analog circuit (3) and adapted to adjust the electric properties of at least the one electronic part (6).