Abstract:
A controllable oscillator including an upper oscillator coupled between an upper supply voltage and an upper intermediate node that provides at least one upper oscillating signal on at least one upper oscillating node, a lower oscillator coupled between a lower intermediate node and a lower supply voltage that provides at least one lower oscillating signal on at least one lower oscillating node, an oscillation controller coupled between the upper and lower intermediate nodes, and amplification circuitry coupled between the upper and lower supply voltages, having at least one upper input coupled to the at least one upper oscillating node, having at least one lower input coupled to the at least one lower oscillating node, and having a primary output node for providing a primary rail-to-rail oscillation signal. A coupling circuit may be coupled between one or more upper and lower oscillating nodes for synchronization.
Abstract:
A sensor system is disclosed. The sensor system includes a first sensor path comprising a first sensing element and a second sensing element being connected in series between a first supply terminal and a second supply terminal and an intermediate node connected in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, a second sensor path comprising a third sensing element and a fourth sensing element connected in series between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, a first reference node connected in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, and a second reference node connected in between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal, and a processing unit to receive an input signal from the intermediate node, a first reference signal from the first reference node, and a second reference signal from the second reference node.
Abstract:
An input stage for an A/D converter includes a transconductance element adapted to receive, at a first input of the transconductance element, an analog input signal that is to be converted to a digital signal by the A/D converter, a feedback path for providing an analog feedback signal to a second input of the transconductance element, the analog feedback signal being based on a digital output signal of the A/D converter, and an integrator for integrating an output current of the transconductance element, wherein the integrating element is adapted to generate an integrator output signal representative of the integrated output current. The input stage may be included in an A/D converter. A plurality of such A/D converters may be included in a system.
Abstract:
There is described an input stage for an A/D converter, comprising a transconductance element adapted to receive, at a first input of the transconductance element, an analog input signal that is to be converted to a digital signal by the A/D converter, a feedback path for providing an analog feedback signal to a second input of the transconductance element, the analog feedback signal being based on a digital output signal of the A/D converter, and an integrator for integrating an output current of the transconductance element, wherein the integrating element is adapted to generate an integrator output signal representative of the integrated output current. There is also described an A/D converter comprising such an input stage and a system comprising a plurality of such A/D converters.
Abstract:
There is described a device for removing an offset from a signal, the device comprising (a) a frequency estimation unit (260) for estimating a frequency of the signal, (b) an offset estimation unit (222) for estimating the offset in the signal by applying an adaptive low pass filter to the signal, wherein a cut-off frequency of the adaptive low pass filter is determined based on the frequency of the signal estimated by the frequency estimation unit (260), and (c) a subtraction unit (230) adapted to subtract the offset estimated by the offset estimation unit (222) from the signal. There is also described a filter unit comprising the device. Furthermore, there is described a corresponding method of removing an offset from a signal as well as a computer program and a computer program product for performing the method by means of a computer.
Abstract:
A magnetic sensor arrangement for determining information indicative of characteristics of a mechanical component has a first magnetic sensor to sense a signal associated with a periodic changing magnetic field generated by relative movement of the mechanical component and the magnetic sensor arrangement, a second magnetic sensor to sense that signal, wherein the first sensor is arranged a fixed distance from the second sensor, and a determination unit coupled to the first and second sensors to receive output signals of the first and second sensors. The output signal of the first sensor is phase-shifted to the output signal of the second sensor, to compare the output signals for determining the absolute phase of the signal associated with the periodic changing magnetic field, and to determine information indicative of characteristics of the mechanical component based on the determined absolute phase of the signal associated with the periodic changing magnetic field.
Abstract:
There is described a device for removing an offset from a signal, the device comprising (a) a frequency estimation unit (260) for estimating a frequency of the signal, (b) an offset estimation unit (222) for estimating the offset in the signal by applying an adaptive low pass filter to the signal, wherein a cut-off frequency of the adaptive low pass filter is determined based on the frequency of the signal estimated by the frequency estimation unit (260), and (c) a subtraction unit (230) adapted to subtract the offset estimated by the offset estimation unit (222) from the signal. There is also described a filter unit comprising the device. Furthermore, there is described a corresponding method of removing an offset from a signal as well as a computer program and a computer program product for performing the method by means of a computer.
Abstract:
There is described a driver for a switched capacitor circuit (230, 330), the driver comprising (a) a voltage amplifier (210, 310) comprising a signal input (212, 312), a feedback input (214, 314) and an amplifier output (216, 316), and (b) a feedback network (220) coupled between the amplifier output (216, 316) and the feedback input (214, 314). The feedback network comprises a track-and-hold circuit (222) adapted to mask a voltage dip occurring at the amplifier output (216, 316) at the beginning of a switched capacitor circuit charging phase. There is also described a switched capacitor circuit comprising such a driver, a sensor device, and a method of driving a switched capacitor circuit.
Abstract:
An efficient analog to digital converter is disclosed. The efficient analog to digital converter includes a coarse analog to digital converter coupled to an input analog signal. The coarse analog to digital converter is configured to provide an approximate digital representation of the input analog signal. The efficient analog to digital converter also includes a fine analog to digital converter coupled to the input analog signal. The output of the coarse analog to digital converter is coupled to the fine analog to digital converter. The fine analog to digital converter is configured to set input range of the fine analog to digital converter as a function of the output of the coarse analog to digital converter.
Abstract:
An efficient analog to digital converter is disclosed. The efficient analog to digital converter includes a coarse analog to digital converter coupled to an input analog signal. The coarse analog to digital converter is configured to provide an approximate digital representation of the input analog signal. The efficient analog to digital converter also includes a fine analog to digital converter coupled to the input analog signal. The output of the coarse analog to digital converter is coupled to the fine analog to digital converter. The fine analog to digital converter is configured to set input range of the fine analog to digital converter as a function of the output of the coarse analog to digital converter.