Digital pulse-width modulation (PWM) modulator with dynamically switchable code set for reduced total harmonic distortion and noise (THDN)

    公开(公告)号:US11502671B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17162950

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Abstract: A digital PWM modulator modulates a digital input signal to drive a PWM signal to a PWM DAC susceptible to introducing inter-symbol interference (ISI) in small PWM edge separation presence causing audio THDN degradation. A multi-bit quantizer switches from a first to second mode when the input signal rises above a threshold. The quantizer quantizes the input signal into a quantized output signal, each sample of which has a code selected from respective first and second quantization code sets. The second set, relative to the first set, causes the digital PWM signal to have increased edge separation to reduce the ISI at high input levels. The first set includes small magnitude codes relative to the second set to reduce quantization noise at low input levels. The threshold is sufficiently low to cause the quantized output signal to be dominated by small codes when operating in the first mode.

    DIGITAL PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION (PWM) MODULATOR WITH DYNAMICALLY SWITCHABLE CODE SET FOR REDUCED TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION AND NOISE (THDN)

    公开(公告)号:US20220247389A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17162950

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Abstract: A digital PWM modulator modulates a digital input signal to drive a PWM signal to a PWM DAC susceptible to introducing inter-symbol interference (ISI) in small PWM edge separation presence causing audio THDN degradation. A multi-bit quantizer switches from a first to second mode when the input signal rises above a threshold. The quantizer quantizes the input signal into a quantized output signal, each sample of which has a code selected from respective first and second quantization code sets. The second set, relative to the first set, causes the digital PWM signal to have increased edge separation to reduce the ISI at high input levels. The first set includes small magnitude codes relative to the second set to reduce quantization noise at low input levels. The threshold is sufficiently low to cause the quantized output signal to be dominated by small codes when operating in the first mode.

    Low power dissipation high performance Class-D amplifier

    公开(公告)号:US10862442B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16184909

    申请日:2018-11-08

    Abstract: In a Class-D amplifier, first/second ratios and first/second RC time constants are sequentially matched by trimming. An integrator is coupled to differential first/second paths. The first/second ratios are of a feedback resistor to an input resistor in the first/second paths. R's of the first/second RC time constants are the resistors of the first/second matched ratios. C's of the first/second RC time constants are integrating capacitors in the first/second path. For each of multiple power rails, a ramp amplitude is determined based on a sensed voltage. Concurrently, the driver stage is switched from first to second power rails and quantizer switched from first to second ramp amplitudes to achieve constant combined quantizer/driver stage gain. Based on a sensed load current, an IR drop is determined for a respective output impedance of the driver stage and added to a loop filter output to compensate for the respective output impedance.

    Class-D amplifier with multiple independent output stages

    公开(公告)号:US10972061B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16184511

    申请日:2018-11-08

    Abstract: A Class-D amplifier having a low power dissipation mode includes first and second independent output stages that receive respective first and second level power supply voltages for driving a load coupled to the amplifier output during respective first and second operating modes. Bypass switches are controllable to disconnect the second output stage from the output during the first operating mode and to connect the second output stage to the output during the second operating mode. The operating modes are selected based on the amplifier output power level. First and second independent pre-driver stages receive the respective first and second level power supply voltages for driving the respective first and second independent output stages. During the second operating mode the first pre-driver stage is placed into a low power dissipation state and during the first operating mode the second pre-driver stage is placed into a low power dissipation state.

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