METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT PARASITIC RESISTANCES USING DRIVER CIRCUITRY

    公开(公告)号:US20240201282A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18228479

    申请日:2023-07-31

    CPC classification number: G01R31/52 H03K5/24

    Abstract: An example apparatus includes: a first switch having a control terminal; a second switch having a first terminal and a control terminal; detection circuitry having a first terminal and a second terminal the detection circuitry configured to detect a parasitic resistance at the first terminal of the second switch; and controller circuitry having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the controller circuitry coupled to the control terminal of the first switch and the control terminal of the second switch, the second terminal of the controller circuitry coupled to second terminal of the detection circuitry, the controller circuitry configured to disable the first switch responsive to the detection of the parasitic resistance.

    AC-Coupled Electrocardiogram Signal Acquisition System with Enhanced Common Mode Rejection

    公开(公告)号:US20220416741A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17362443

    申请日:2021-06-29

    Abstract: An ECG signal acquisition system includes a first amplifier which has a non-inverting input adapted to be coupled to a first differential input, an inverting input adapted to be coupled to a second differential input, and an output. The system includes first and second biasing resistors coupled between the non-inverting and inverting inputs of the first amplifier. The system includes an average estimation circuit which has a first input coupled to the non-inverting input of the first amplifier and a second input coupled to the inverting input of the first amplifier. The system includes a driver amplifier which has an inverting input coupled to the output of the average estimation circuit, a non-inverting input coupled to receive a reference common-mode voltage, and an output. The system includes a low-pass filter coupled between the output of the driver amplifier and the biasing resistors.

    Configurable pulser circuit operable across a range of supply voltages

    公开(公告)号:US10583461B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15852018

    申请日:2017-12-22

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a trim storage and an encoder. The trim storage stores trim values. The encoder determines a magnitude of a supply voltage, determines a magnitude of a handle voltage, determines a source-to-handle voltage of a first transistor, and determines a source-to-handle voltage of a second transistor. Further, the encoder determines a target number of selectable first transistor units comprising the first transistor to select for the first transistor. Based on a trim value from the trim storage, the source-to-handle voltage of the first transistor and the source-to-handle voltage of the second transistor, the encoder determines a target number of selectable second transistor units comprising the second transistor to select for the second transistor. The encoder asserts control signals to select the target number of selectable first transistor units and the target number of selectable second transistor units.

    High accuracy impedance measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11579106B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US16852736

    申请日:2020-04-20

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit includes a control engine. An excitation source is coupled to the control engine. A first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes are coupled to the excitation source and receive current from the excitation source. The control engine operates the excitation source in a first mode and a second mode. The control engine, in the first mode, measures a parasitic impedance associated with the first and the second set of electrodes, and the control engine, in the second mode, measures an impedance of the first and the second set of electrodes and of an external object.

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