Abstract:
An amplification system includes a differential output circuit that provides an amplified output to drive a load. A main amplifier is coupled to a terminal of the differential output circuit via a main path, corresponding to a transmission line. A peak amplifier is coupled to another terminal of the differential output circuit via a peak path, corresponding to a transmission line. In a single-ended mode while the peak amplifier is deactivated for amplification purposes, the peak path performs an impedance inversion to effectively ground the other terminal of the differential output circuit. In a differential mode, each of the peak amplifier and the main amplifier operates to conduct current to respective terminals of the differential output circuit and each of the main path and the peak path provides a predetermined output impedance to the differential output circuit.
Abstract:
Example circuitry includes: a transformer circuit having first windings and second windings, where the second windings are magnetically orthogonal to the first windings; first transistors to provide a first voltage to a load, where each of the first transistors is responsive to a first control signal that is based on a first signal through a first winding; second transistors to provide a second voltage to the load, where each of the second transistors is responsive to a second control signal that is based on the first through the first winding, and where the first and second control signals cause the first transistors to operate in a different switching state than the second transistors; and control circuitry responsive to signals received through the second windings to control the first transistors and the second transistors to operate in a same switching state.
Abstract:
Apparatus (1) comprises envelope signal amplification circuitry (11) configured to receive an input envelope signal (ENV_in) indicative of an envelope of an input radio frequency signal (RF_in) and to output an amplified envelope signal (ENV_amp); and a radio frequency power amplifier (12) configured to receive a radio frequency control signal which is dependent on the input radio frequency signal(RF_in) and the input envelope signal (ENV_in), using the amplified envelope signal (ENV_amp) as its supply voltage, to output an amplified radio frequency signal (RF_amp). A method for amplification the radio frequency signal is also provided.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a differential microphone pre-amplifier circuit (120) for providing an amplified differential signal at a first (A) and a second (B) output terminal of the microphone pre-amplifier (120), including a first voltage controlled current generator (101), a second voltage controlled current generator (102) and a third voltage controlled current generator (103) all being configured to receive, amplify and convert a voltage signal generated by an associated microphone (110) to a current signal output.
Abstract:
An integrated continuous-time active-RC filter comprises a set of opamp integrators with Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAs). The filter further includes at least one assistant connected between the input and output of each of the integrators of the set to enhance the linearity and speed of the opamp integrators of the set. The assistant comprises a plurality of sets of transconductors connected in parallel to each other wherein each set of transconductors is formed by a pair of MOSFETs connected in series, with one MOSFET operating in the triode region and the other MOSFET operating in the saturation region. The assistant is configured to provide an assistant current to be injected into the source of each of the integrators in the set to enhance the linearity and speed of the opamp integrators of the set.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne le domaine des dispositifs électroniques connus sous le nom de "baluns". Elle se rapporte à un dispositif constituant un balun actif, large bande c'est à dire couvrant plus d'une octave, et réciproque. Le dispositif selon l'invention associe un élément balun diviseur actif (30) avec un élément balun combineur actif (40), ces éléments étant associés de façon à constituer trois lignes de transmission (55,56,57). Un premier couplage actif est réalisé entre la première (57) et la deuxième ligne de transmission (55) et un second couplage actif est réalisé entre la première (57) et la troisième ligne de transmission (56). Les couplages actifs sont réalisés au moyen de cellules amplificatrices (31,41,32,42) réparties le long des lignes de transmission. Le dispositif selon l'invention comporte également des moyens configurables pour polariser les différentes cellules amplificatrices de façon à induire un sens de couplage déterminé entre la première et la deuxième ligne de transmission d'une part et entre la première et la troisième ligne de transmission d'autre part. Le dispositif selon l'invention trouve son application dans le domaine des mélangeurs à large bande passante, employés notamment dans les chaînes d'émission et de réception radioélectriques.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a radiofrequency emission system comprising: means (20) for producing a complex digital signal quantized on N bits; means (22) for transforming the complex digital signal into two complex digital signals with identical and constant envelope that are phase-shifted with respect to one another; a digital processing pathway (24, 26) associated with each of the two complex digital signals with constant envelope and comprising at least some filtering means of the sigma-delta type for quantizing on M bits signals travelling in the processing pathway, M being less than N; digital/analogue conversion means (14) for converting the outputs of the digital processing pathways into analogue signals; means (30) of selective filtering of bandpass type of the analogue signals in a predetermined emission frequency band; means (36) for amplifying the filtered analogue signals; and means (50) for recombining the amplified analogue signals.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for configuring a transmitter circuit to support multiple modes and / or frequency bands. In an embodiment, a pre-driver amplifier (pDA) in a transmit (TX) signal path is selectively bypassed by a controllable switch. The switch can be controlled based on a mode of operation of the transmitter circuit. Further techniques are disclosed for selectively coupling the output of a driver amplifier (DA) to at least one of a plurality of off-chip connections, each connection coupling the DA output to a set of off-chip components.