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公开(公告)号:US12143073B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-12
申请号:US17131962
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
Abstract: A signal envelope detector is provided. The signal envelope detector includes an input node configured to receive an input signal. Further, the signal envelope detector includes a capacitive voltage divider coupled to the input node and configured to generate an attenuated input signal by voltage division of the input signal. The signal envelope detector additionally includes a source follower transistor coupled between a first node configured to receive a first voltage supply signal and a second node configured to receive a second voltage supply signal. A gate terminal of the source follower transistor is coupled to the capacitive voltage divider and configured to receive the attenuated input signal. The signal envelope detector includes a rectifier circuit configured to receive and rectify an output signal of the source follower transistor. In addition, the signal envelope detector includes a low-pass filter coupled to the rectifier circuit and configured to generate an envelope signal indicative of a rectified envelope of the input signal by low-pass filtering of an output signal of the rectifier circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20210409015A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
申请号:US16912800
申请日:2020-06-26
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Giacomo Cascio , Martin Clara , Christian Lindholm
IPC: H03K17/041 , H03M1/12 , G11C27/02 , H03F3/45 , H04B1/40
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bootstrapped switch circuit, a track-and-hold circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, a method for operating a track-and-hold circuit, a base station, and a mobile station. The bootstrapped switch circuit comprises an output for an output signal, a first input, a switching element configured to couple the output with a signal from the first input, a bootstrapper capacitor configured to drive the switching element, and a second input coupled to the bootstrapper capacitor.
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公开(公告)号:US12074606B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US17131811
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Daniel Gruber , Christian Lindholm , Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
IPC: H03M1/08 , H03K19/003 , H03K19/0185 , H04B1/12
CPC classification number: H03M1/0827 , H03K19/00384 , H03K19/018578 , H04B1/12
Abstract: A reference buffer circuit for an analog-to-digital converter is provided. The reference buffer circuit includes a first input node configured to receive a first bias signal of a first polarity from a first signal line. Further, the reference buffer circuit includes a second input node configured to receive a second bias signal of a second polarity from a second signal line. Additionally, the reference buffer circuit includes a first output node configured to output a first reference signal of the first polarity. A first buffer amplifier is coupled between the first input node and the first output node. The reference buffer circuit includes in addition a second output node configured to output a second reference signal of the second polarity. A second buffer amplifier is coupled between the second input node and the second output node. Further, the reference buffer circuit includes a first coupling path comprising a first capacitive element. The first coupling path is coupled between the first output node and the second input node. In addition, the reference buffer circuit includes a second coupling path comprising a second capacitive element. The second coupling path is coupled between the second output node and the first input node.
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公开(公告)号:US11489536B1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-01
申请号:US17358093
申请日:2021-06-25
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Martin Clara , Daniel Gruber , Giacomo Cascio , Albert Molina
Abstract: Input circuitry for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The input circuitry includes a calibration signal source configured to output a calibration signal for the ADC and an analog circuitry configured to receive and process an analog input signal for the ADC. The analog circuitry is further configured to generate a combined signal by combining the analog input signal and the calibration signal. The input circuitry further includes a buffer amplifier coupled to the analog circuitry and configured to supply a buffered signal to the ADC based on the combined signal. Further, the input circuitry includes neutralization circuitry configured to generate, based on the calibration signal, a neutralization signal for mitigating an unwanted signal component related to a limited reverse isolation of the analog circuitry. The neutralization circuitry is further configured to supply the neutralization signal to at least one of an input node and an intermediate node of the analog circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US12132457B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US17131824
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
CPC classification number: H03F3/45192 , H03F1/303 , H03F2200/153
Abstract: A buffer circuit is provided. The buffer circuit includes a Current Differencing Transconductance Amplifier (CDTA) comprising a first input node and a second input node each configured to receive a respective one of a first signal and a second signal. The buffer circuit further includes a first source follower circuit coupled to a first output node of the CDTA and configured to generate a first buffer output signal based on a first output signal of the CDTA. Additionally, the buffer circuit includes a second source follower circuit coupled to a second output node of the CDTA and configured to generate a second buffer output signal based on a second output signal of the CDTA. The buffer circuit further includes a first feedback path comprising at least one of a first resistive element and a first capacitive element. The first feedback path couples an output node of the first source follower circuit to the first input node of the CDTA. In addition, the buffer circuit includes a second feedback path comprising at least one of a second resistive element and a second capacitive element. The second feedback path couples an output node of the second source follower circuit to the second input node of the CDTA.
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公开(公告)号:US12113500B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US17131809
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Daniel Gruber , L Mark Elzinga , Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
CPC classification number: H03H11/24 , H04B1/1607 , H04W88/08
Abstract: An attenuator circuit is provided. The attenuator circuit includes a first input node and a second input node each configured to receive a respective one of a first input signal and a second input signal forming a differential input signal pair. Further, the attenuator circuit includes a first plurality of resistive elements coupled in series between the first input node and a first output node for outputting a first output signal. The attenuator circuit additionally includes a second plurality of resistive elements coupled in series between the second input node and a second output node for outputting a second output signal. In addition, the attenuator circuit includes a shunt path coupled to a first intermediate node and a second intermediate node. The first intermedia node is arranged between two resistive elements of the first plurality of resistive elements. The second intermedia node is arranged between two resistive elements of the second plurality of resistive elements. The shunt path comprises a switch circuit configured to selectively couple the first intermediate node and the second intermediate node based on one or more control signals.
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公开(公告)号:US12015417B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US17131868
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Daniel Gruber , Matteo Camponeschi , Christian Lindholm , Martin Clara , Giacomo Cascio
CPC classification number: H03M1/0609 , H03K3/02 , H04B1/16
Abstract: An input buffer circuit for an analog-to-digital converter is provided. The input buffer circuit includes a buffer amplifier. The buffer amplifier includes a first input node and a second input node each configured to receive a respective one of a first input signal and a second input signal forming a differential input signal pair for the analog-to-digital converter. The buffer amplifier further includes a first output node and a second output node each configured to output a respective one of a first buffered signal and a second buffered signal. In addition, the input buffer circuit includes feedback circuitry. The feedback circuitry is configured to generate, based on the first buffered signal and the second buffered signal, a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal for mitigating a respective unwanted signal component at the first input node and the second input node related to a limited reverse isolation of the amplifier buffer. The feedback circuitry is further configured to supply the first feedback signal to the first input node and the second feedback signal to the second input node.
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公开(公告)号:US11601121B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-07
申请号:US16912800
申请日:2020-06-26
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Giacomo Cascio , Martin Clara , Christian Lindholm
IPC: H03K17/041 , G11C27/02 , H03F3/45 , H03M1/12 , H04B1/40
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bootstrapped switch circuit, a track-and-hold circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, a method for operating a track-and-hold circuit, a base station, and a mobile station. The bootstrapped switch circuit comprises an output for an output signal, a first input, a switching element configured to couple the output with a signal from the first input, a bootstrapper capacitor configured to drive the switching element, and a second input coupled to the bootstrapper capacitor.
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公开(公告)号:US12273120B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US17358084
申请日:2021-06-25
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Martin Clara , Daniel Gruber , Christian Lindholm , Michael Fulde , Giacomo Cascio
Abstract: An apparatus for analog-to-digital conversion is provided. The apparatus includes a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to receive an input signal and convert the input signal to a sequence of M-bit digital values. The apparatus further includes a second ADC including a plurality of time-interleaved sub-ADCs each being configured to receive the input signal and at least one M-bit digital value of the sequence of M-bit digital values. Further, each of the plurality of time-interleaved sub-ADCs is configured to convert the input signal to a respective sequence of B-bit digital values using the at least one M-bit digital value of the sequence of M-bit digital values. M and B are integers with M
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公开(公告)号:US12003248B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17131819
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Matteo Camponeschi , Albert Molina , Kannan Rajamani , Giacomo Cascio , Christian Lindholm
CPC classification number: H03M1/1009 , H04B1/40 , H04L5/0048
Abstract: A method and system for controlling an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in an observation path in a transceiver. The transceiver includes a transmit path, a receive path, and an observation path. The observation path includes an analog buffer and an observation ADC. A controller generates a control signal to control sampling events at the observation ADC to activate the observation ADC at combined uniform and non-uniform sampling instants. The controller may also generate a second control signal indicating whether digital data obtained by the observation ADC is valid or not. The digital data generated by the observation ADC at non-uniform sampling instants is indicated as invalid and digital data generated by the observation ADC at uniform sampling instants is indicated as valid. The digital data indicated as invalid may be discarded and the digital data indicated as valid is used for calibration of the transmit path or the receive path.
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