Input stage ESD protection for an integrated circuit
    1.
    发明授权
    Input stage ESD protection for an integrated circuit 有权
    集成电路的输入级ESD保护

    公开(公告)号:US06400204B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09625871

    申请日:2000-07-26

    申请人: Paul Cooper Davis

    发明人: Paul Cooper Davis

    IPC分类号: H03K508

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0255

    摘要: An integrated circuit is disclosed in which a steering diode is coupled between an input bond pad and a ground bond pad. The steering diode is reverse biased when a voltage applied to the input bond pad exceeds the voltage at the ground bond pad. A circuit coupled between the input bond pad and the ground bond pad includes a transistor having a first electrode coupled the input bond pad and a second electrode coupled to the ground bond pad. There may be other circuit elements between the emitter and the ground bond pad. At least two series coupled diodes are coupled between the input bond pad and the ground bond pad. The at least two series coupled diodes provide ESD protection to the transistor and circuit coupled between the input bond pad and the ground bond pad.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种集成电路,其中转向二极管耦合在输入接合焊盘和接地焊盘之间。 当施加到输入接合焊盘的电压超过接地焊盘的电压时,转向二极管被反向偏置。 耦合在输入接合焊盘和接地焊盘之间的电路包括具有耦合输入接合焊盘的第一电极和耦合到接地焊盘的第二电极的晶体管。 发射极和接地焊盘之间可能有其他电路元件。 至少两个串联耦合二极管耦合在输入接合焊盘和接地焊盘之间。 至少两个串联耦合二极管为耦合在输入接合焊盘和接地焊盘之间的晶体管和电路提供ESD保护。

    Low-voltage radio frequency amplifier
    2.
    发明授权
    Low-voltage radio frequency amplifier 失效
    低压射频放大器

    公开(公告)号:US5929708A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-27

    申请号:US974818

    申请日:1997-11-20

    摘要: A power-conserving, linear and broad band RF amplifier, suitable for use at more than one band in the ultra-high frequency regions allotted to radiotelephone transceivers, employs an emitter-follower output transistor to deliver the nominal 1.0 milliwatt RF power to a single-ended load from a low voltage battery, typically 2.7 v. dc, without the use of output coupling transformers. The amplifier receives only a small differential input signal from the preceding mixer or multiplier stage having a typical peak-to-peak magnitude of 0.3 v. The differential input signal is applied to the emitters of a pair of transistors whose bases are interconnected, one transistor of which (B6) is diode-connected in a current-mirror configuration and the other (B5) of which is configured in a common-base connection with emitter degeneration. The signals are summed at the collector of the common-base transistor to deliver a substantial voltage swing, illustratively 1.7 volts peak to peak, which is large enough to drive the base of the emitter-follower output transistor (B3) without requiring the high standby current in the emitter-follower normally required to maintain an emitterfollower in Class A operation.

    摘要翻译: 适用于分配给无线电话收发器的超高频区域的多个频带的功率节省,线性和宽带RF放大器采用射极跟随器输出晶体管,将标称1.0毫瓦射频功率提供给单个 来自低压电池(通常为2.7 V DC)的负载,不使用输出耦合变压器。 放大器仅接收来自前一个混频器或乘法器级的小差分输入信号,其典型的峰峰值幅度为0.3v,差分输入信号被施加到其基极互连的一对晶体管的发射极,一个晶体管 其中(B6)以电流镜配置二极管连接,另一个(B5)配置为与发射极退化的共基极连接。 这些信号在公共基极晶体管的集电极处相加,以实现显着的电压摆幅,例如为峰值峰值为1.7伏,其足够大以驱动发射极跟随器输出晶体管(B3)的基极,而不需要高的待机 通常在A类操作中维持发射器跟踪器所需的发射极跟随器中的电流。

    Power controller for RF transmitters
    3.
    发明授权
    Power controller for RF transmitters 失效
    射频发射器功率控制器

    公开(公告)号:US5640691A

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-17

    申请号:US359308

    申请日:1994-12-19

    IPC分类号: H04B1/04 H03G3/20 H03G7/00

    摘要: The present invention provides an RF transmitter network for cellular telephone systems. The network includes power amplifier circuitry which coupled to a closed loop control system to provide a controllable RF amplitude envelope for the output power of the amplifier circuitry over a dynamic range of between about 5 milliwatts and about 3200 milliwatts.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种用于蜂窝电话系统的RF发射机网络。 该网络包括耦合到闭环控制系统的功率放大器电路,以在大约5毫瓦至大约3200毫瓦之间的动态范围内为放大器电路的输出功率提供可控的RF幅度包络。

    Output stage ESD protection for an integrated circuit
    4.
    发明授权
    Output stage ESD protection for an integrated circuit 有权
    集成电路的输出级ESD保护

    公开(公告)号:US06529059B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-04

    申请号:US09626221

    申请日:2000-07-26

    申请人: Paul Cooper Davis

    发明人: Paul Cooper Davis

    IPC分类号: H03K508

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0255

    摘要: An integrated circuit including a transistor having a first electrode coupled to an output bond pad and a second electrode coupled to a reference potential, such as ground bond pad. A degeneration device is coupled between the second electrode and the reference potential. A diode is coupled between the second electrode of the transistor and the reference potential with the anode of the diode coupled to the second electrode reference potential and the cathode of the diode coupled to the reference potential for an NPN transistor.

    摘要翻译: 一种集成电路,包括晶体管,其具有耦合到输出接合焊盘的第一电极和耦合到参考电位的第二电极,例如接地焊盘。 退化装置耦合在第二电极和参考电位之间。 二极管耦合在晶体管的第二电极和参考电位之间,二极管的阳极耦合到第二电极参考电位,二极管的阴极耦合到NPN晶体管的参考电位。