Abstract:
The invention relates to a receiver (1) comprising an amplifier (31-34) for amplifying an antenna signal, which amplifier (31-34) comprises an amplifier input (11a) and an amplifier output (12a,12b), the amplifier input (11a) being a single ended input for receiving the antenna signal, the amplifier output (12a, 12b) being a differential output, and the amplifier (31-34) comprising circuit (41,42) for reducing a common mode input impedance of the amplifier (31-34).
Abstract:
A serial-type A/D converter that uses magnitude amplifiers ('magamps') and comparators for effecting the conversion of analog signals to Gray scale code signals that are then converted to binary digital signals by a Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial-type A/D converter. More specifically, a serial-type A/D converter that uses an n-bit converter that has n-1 magamps and n-comparators. The n-1 magamps are cascaded such that the VOL and VOH outputs of a stage is the inputs to the next stage. The output of the comparators are input to the Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial A/D converter. The latching of the comparators occurs outside of the magamps. This allows for the parallel latching of the n comparators. The speed of the serial-type A/D converter is determined by the bandwidth of the magamps. The serial-type A/D converter includes an offset method that significantly reduces the effects of early voltage, VA, on the output waveforms. Each stage of the serial-type A/D converter may have any desired gain and not limited to a particular gain.
Abstract:
The invention concerns medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment with wireless electrodes (2a...2f) designed to be secured to the skin of the patient (3). The electrodes (2a...2f) include, as well as microsensors, a digital transmitter (31) and receiver (30) unit and an antenna (36a). The electrodes (2a...2f) can be used, for instance, to detect EEG and ECG signals or to monitor body/berathing movements, temperature or perspiration. A preferred embodiment has an electrode which incorporates all functions in a semiconductor chip designed as an integrated circuit with the appropriate sensor, sensor-control, frequency-generation, transmitter and receiver units plus a switching control unit. The antenna (36a) can be mounted either in the flexible electrode covering or directly on the chip.
Abstract:
Differential input voltages (V1, V2) are converted into current unbalances in a parallel-branch circuit (110). A load means (Q5, R3, Q6, R4) converts the sum of the current unbalances to a differential voltage representing the sum of the input voltages.
Abstract:
Bandpass amplifier (10) comprises first and second transistors (12, 19) in a differential amplifier configuration, however with separated emitters. Individual first and second current source circuits (16, 17; 22, 23) are provided. A piezoelectric resonator or filter (30) is connected across the separated emitters, and is preferably shunted by an inductance (31) to neutralize the static capacitance of the resonator (30). Application is as interstage between AM-mixer and IF amplifier of AM or AM/FM radio receiver, with filter (30) resonant at the AM IF (455Khz). This permits introduction (at 33a) of unfiltered output of AM mixer, and also provides IF preamplification. AGC, or fixed bias may be applied (at 18a) to the current sources.
Abstract:
A serial-type A/D converter that uses magnitude amplifiers ('magamps') and comparators for effecting the conversion of analog signals to Gray scale code signals that are then converted to binary digital signals by a Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial-type A/D converter. More specifically, a serial-type A/D converter that uses an n-bit converter that has n-1 magamps and n-comparators. The n-1 magamps are cascaded such that the VOL and VOH outputs of a stage is the inputs to the next stage. The output of the comparators are input to the Gray scale code-to-binary portion of the serial A/D converter. The latching of the comparators occurs outside of the magamps. This allows for the parallel latching of the n comparators. The speed of the serial-type A/D converter is determined by the bandwidth of the magamps. The serial-type A/D converter includes an offset method that significantly reduces the effects of early voltage, VA, on the output waveforms. Each stage of the serial-type A/D converter may have any desired gain and not limited to a particular gain.
Abstract:
A volume controllre include a volume regulating circuit having an input terminal connected to an audio signal source and a control terminal to which a volume regulating voltage is supplied, a circuit for supplying parallel data in multiple bits, a D/A conversion circuit having including multiple current circuits formed in parallel corresponding to every bit of the parallel data, for ON/OFF controlling the current circuits according to respective bit data and for supplying total sum current flowing through these current circuits, a control circuit for controlling output current from the D/A conversion circuit to non-linear current by switching current volumes of respective current circuits corresponding to the most significant bit data out of the parallel data, and a circuit for generating the volume regulating voltage by convertine the output current from the D/A conversion circuit into voltage.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne un amplificateur du type cascode comprenant un étage différentiel comportant un premier (T₁) et un deuxième (T₂) transistor dont les émetteurs sont connectés respectivement à une première (I₁) et une deuxième (I₂) source de courant et sont reliés entre eux par une première résistance (R₁₂) et dont les collecteurs sont connectés à une charge active constituée par le trajet collecteur-émetteur respectivement d'un troisième (T₃) et d'un quatrième (T₄) transistor en série respectivement avec une deuxième (R₃) et une troisième (R₄) résistance dont une borne est connectée à une source de tension d'alimentation, les troisièmes (T₃) et quatrième (T₄) transistors ayant leur base connectée à une source de tension de référence, la base des premier (T₁) et deuxième (T₂) transistors étant reliée à travers un premier (C₁) et un deuxième (C′₁) condensateur à un générateur de courant équivalent à une source de courant en parallèle de laquelle est disposée une impédance. Pour améliorer le couplage de courant à l'entrée de l'amplificateur dans le cas où ladite impédance est non selfique, il comporte un troisième (C₂) et un quatrième (C′₂) condensateur disposés en série avec respectivement une première (R₅₁) et une deuxième (R₆₁) résistance de contre-réaction de l'amplificateur, entre le générateur de courant et respectivement une première et une deuxième sortie de l'amplificateur.