摘要:
Bias arrangements for amplifiers are disclosed. An example bias arrangement for an amplifier includes a bias circuit, configured to produce a bias signal for the amplifier; a linearization circuit, configured to improve linearity of the amplifier by modifying the bias signal produced by the bias circuit to produce a modified bias signal to be provided to the amplifier; and a coupling circuit, configured to couple the bias circuit and the linearization circuit. Providing separate bias and linearization circuits coupled to one another by a coupling circuit allows separating a linearization operation from a biasing loop to overcome some drawbacks of prior art bias arrangements that utilize a single biasing loop.
摘要:
A multi-stage device (200-1) includes multiple stages such as a first stage (221-1) and a second stage (222-1). During operation, the first stage (221-1) receives an input signal and outputs an intermediate signal based on the input signal. The second stage (222-1) is coupled to the first stage to receive the intermediate signal and produce an output signal. According to one configuration, the second stage (222-1) includes a transistor (228) and a circuit path between the first stage (221-1) and the transistor (228). The transistor component (228) is controlled to derive the output signal from the intermediate signal inputted to the circuit path.
摘要:
A transconductance circuit has an input terminal (VIN) and an output terminal (Out), a first current source (4) having a gate connected to said input terminal (VIN); and a second current source (5), in parallel with said first current source, and having a higher transconductance and a wider dynamic range than the first current source. The current sources are configured so that at a low input voltage only the first current source (4) is on. A voltage drop circuit provides a lower bias voltage for the second current source than for the first current source.
摘要:
A buffer stage includes a control circuit. The control circuit includes a voltage generator, a voltage-to-current converter, and a current-to-voltage converter. The voltage generator is configured to generate a compensation voltage. The voltage-to-current converter is configured to convert the compensation voltage into a compensation current. The current-to-voltage converter is configured to convert the compensation current into a recovery compensation voltage. The recovery compensation voltage is arranged for modifying an output voltage of the buffer stage.
摘要:
An apparatus (100) for performing capacitor amplification in an electronic device may include a first resistor (R cmp ) and a second resistor (R cmn ) that are connected in series and coupled between a set of input terminals of a receiver in the electronic device, a common mode capacitor (C cm ) having a first terminal coupled to a common mode terminal and having a second terminal, and an alternating current-coupled amplifier (110A), hereinafter AC-coupled amplifier, that is coupled between the common mode terminal and the second terminal of the common mode capacitor (C cm ). The first resistor (R cmp ) and the second resistor (R cmn ) may be arranged for obtaining a common mode voltage (V cm ) at the common mode terminal (V cm ) between the first resistor (R cmp ) and the second resistor (R cmn ). In addition, the common mode capacitor (C cm ) may be arranged for reducing a common mode return loss. Additionally, the AC-coupled amplifier (110A) may be arranged for performing capacitor amplification for the common mode capacitor (C cm ).
摘要:
A wideband highly-linear buffer circuit exhibiting a low output impedance comprises a first PFET (PFET1), a second PFET (PFET2), a first NFET (NFET1), and a second NFET (NFET2). Sources of PFET1 and PFET2 are coupled to VDD. PFET1's drain is coupled to an output lead. PFET2 acts as a current source. NFET1's drain is coupled to PFET2's drain and to PFET1's gate. NFET1's source is coupled to the output lead. NFET2's source is coupled to ground. NFET2's drain is coupled to NFET1's source and to the output lead. NFET1's gate is AC coupled to a first input lead. In a single-ended input example, NFET2's gate is AC coupled NFET1's drain. In a differential input example, NFET2's gate is AC coupled to a second input lead. In another differential input example, PFET2 is not just a current source, but rather PFET2's gate is AC coupled to the first input lead.
摘要:
A two-stage RF amplifier is provided. The first stage is a common-emitter transistor arrangement with a purely reactive degeneration impedance and an output impedance with a reactive component matched in frequency response to the degeneration impedance. The second stage is a buffer amplifier. The first amplifier can be designed for high gain which is flat over frequency by virtue of the reactive degeneration impedance. The first amplifier provides input matching, and the buffer provides output matching, with decoupling between the input and output.