摘要:
The present invention relates to an integrator comprising a first switching means, one end of which is connected to a voltage source (Vdd) outputting a predetermined voltage. Also, the integrator comprises a second switching means (SW2), which is connected at one end to the first switching means (SW1) and the other end with a negative electrode of the voltage source (Vdd). A first comparison means (211) compares a predetermined first threshold voltage (V1) and an input voltage for output of a signal to turn on the first switching means (SW1), when the input voltage is lower than the first threshold voltage (V1). A second comparison means (212), compares an input voltage and a second threshold voltage (V1), higher than the first threshold voltage (V1) for output of a signal to turn on the second switching means (SW2) when the input voltage is higher than the second threshold voltage (V2). A capacitor (213) of the integrator has one end connected to the other end of the first switching means (SW1). A signal appearing on the other end of the first switching means (SW1) is output as an output signal of the integrator. Thereby, when neither the first switching means (SW1) nor the second switching means (SW2) is turned on, no large current flows from the voltage source (Vdd) to earth ground, thereby preventing a power consumption from increasing.
摘要:
A current memory cell comprises a fine MOS memory transistor (T1) and a coarse MOS memory transistor (T2) connected in series between two power supply rails. Such current memory cells are preferably designed so that the sum of the voltage drops across the coarse and fine memory transistors when diode connected is equal to the supply voltage. In order to achieve this while leaving flexibility in choosing the transistor saturation voltages an auxiliary power rail (Vdda) is generated using as a reference the voltage drops across two diode connected transistors (T6, T7) which conduct a current equal to the bias current in the current memory cell (3).
摘要:
The object of the invention is an improved method and arrangement for processing a signal. The invention can preferably be used for processing analog signals in embodiments wherein it is essential to achieve small energy consumption. By the term signal processing one means, in this context, for example, the summing, difference, integration and differentiation of voltage representing a signal, or charge or current equally well. In the solution according to the invention, charge transfer from signal voltage (U s ) to integrating capacitance (C o ) is exploited by means of charge transfer capacitance (C i ), an active element (T) and controllable switches (S 1 , S 3 ). The operation of the circuit according to the invention is additionally based on the fact that the charge transfer to the charge transfer capacitance (C i ) is terminated when the transistor (T) is in a current-carrying state and that current flow is ensured by means of a constant-current element set according to the invention. According to the invention, these features are combined preferably in such a way that the breaking current of charge transfer is equally great as previously said current of the constant-current element.
摘要:
The present invention relats to a method for processing a signal, and a signal processing circuit according to the method, in which circuit one or two transistors (T1, T2) switched according to the switches are used as the active member of the entire circuit, the charge passing through said transistors being controlled, in addition to the switches, by the transferrable charge itself so that on concluded transfer of charge, all current flow in the circuit stops by itself. By means of the present invention, the signal processing is, irrespective of the polarity of the signal (positive or negative) and of the threshold voltages (Uth1, Uth2) of the transistors, linear because the signal voltage (U S ) is produced, as taught by the invention, relative to a reference voltage (U Ref ) of predetermined magnitude in that a sum of the signal voltage (U S ) and said reference voltage (U Ref ) is produced and the polarity of said sum is every time the same as the polarity of the reference voltage (U Ref ), irrespective of the variation of the signal voltage (U S ), and when charge samples proportional to the signal voltage (U S ) are taken, a quantity thereof is taken which is proportional to the sum (U S + U Ref ) of the signal voltage (U S ) and the reference voltage (U Ref ), whereby the charge samples pro-portional to said sum (U S + U Ref ) are transferred to the integrating capacitance (C 0 ) included in the circuit, and thereafter, a quantity of charge samples proportional to the reference voltage (U Ref ) is added into the integrating capacitance (C 0 ) with an opposite polarity relative to the polarity of the charge samples proportional to said sum (U S + U Ref ).
摘要:
A sampled analogue electrical signal in the form of sample currents is processed by combining the input sample current in one sample period with sample currents derived from input sample currents in preceding sample periods. The signal processing is performed by scaling, adding, subtracting and storing sample currents. A circuit arrangement for carrying out the signal processing may be constructed from current mirror circuits and a current memory which is capable of reproducing at its output in one sample period the current applied to its input in a previous sample period.
摘要:
A sampled analogue electrical signal in the form of sample currents is processed by combining the input sample current in one sample period with sample currents derived from input sample currents in preceding sample periods. The signal processing is performed by scaling, adding, subtracting and storing sample currents. A circuit arrangement for carrying out the signal processing may be constructed from current mirror circuits and a current memory which is capable of reproducing at its output in one sample period the current applied to its input in a previous sample period.
摘要:
An integrator circuit is provided in the present invention, which utilizes a first capacitor and a first switching unit to sample an input signal and carries out distribution of charges between the first capacitor and a second capacitor. The second capacitor is larger than the first capacitor in capacitance. The integrator circuit transmits the charges stored in the second capacitor to a node of the first capacitor which is coupled to a ground previously. Accordingly, a direct current voltage level of the first capacitor may increase, facilitating an increase in a direct current voltage level at the second capacitor. Thereby, the accuracy and linearity of the integrator circuit may improve.
摘要:
A voltage integrator, comprising a resistor (4) and a capacitor (5) connected in series between an input voltage (V) and ground, wherein the resistance (R) of said resistor and the capacitance (C) of said capacitor are adapted such that a voltage (Vc) across said capacitor approximates the integral of said input voltage (V). Means are provided for preventing said capacitor voltage (Vc) from falling below a lower limit, preferably zero, thereby ensuring automatic initialization of the integrator after each integration cycle.