Methods and apparatus to reduce inter-stage gain errors in analog-to-digital converters

    公开(公告)号:US12206424B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17899149

    申请日:2022-08-30

    Abstract: An example analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising: sample and hold circuitry coupled to an analog input; a first sub-ADC coupled to the sample and hold circuitry; a multiplying digital-to-analog converter (M-DAC) coupled to the first sub-ADC; summation circuitry coupled to the sample and hold circuitry and the M-DAC; an amplifier coupled to the summation circuitry; a second sub-ADC coupled to the amplifier; and reference generation circuitry coupled to the first sub-ADC, the M-DAC, and the second sub-ADC, the reference generation circuitry including: reference voltage circuitry coupled to the M-DAC; a first resistor coupled to the reference voltage circuitry; a second resistor coupled to the first resistor; and a capacitor coupled in parallel to the second resistor by a switch.

    ASYNCHRONOUS ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240106450A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18090997

    申请日:2022-12-29

    CPC classification number: H03M1/1245

    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a comparator having an enable signal input and an output and timing circuitry. The timing circuitry includes a first transistor having a control terminal, a second transistor having a control terminal, a first inverter having an input coupled to the control terminal of the second transistor and having an output coupled to the enable signal input, and a second inverter having an input coupled to the output of the comparator and having an output coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor.

    Interleaving errors sources and their correction for RF DACs

    公开(公告)号:US11476857B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17072225

    申请日:2020-10-16

    Abstract: Analog gain correction circuitry and analog switching clock edge timing correction circuitry can provide coarse correction of interleaving errors in radio-frequency digital-to-analog converters (RF DACs), such as may be used in 5G wireless base stations. The analog correction can be supplemented by digital circuitry configured to “pre-cancel” an interleaving image by adding to a digital DAC input signal a signal equal and opposite to an interleaving image created by the interleaving DAC, such that the interleaving image is effectively mitigated. Error correction control parameters can be periodically adjusted for changes in temperature by a controller coupled to an on-chip temperature sensor. A model useful for understanding the sources of error in interleaving DACs is also described.

    Radio-frequency digital-to-analog converter system

    公开(公告)号:US10951226B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US16555160

    申请日:2019-08-29

    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter system has digital-to-analog converters, a common output, and a digital controller for transmitting first codes to one of the converters at a radio-frequency digital rate, and for transmitting second codes to another one of the converters at the same rate. The digital controller includes a timing system for operating each converter at the digital rate in a return-to-zero configuration, such that a signal from the first converter is transmitted to the common output while the second converter is reset, and vice versa. The digital-to-analog converter system can generate a radio-frequency analog signal having signals in first and second Nyquist zones simultaneously.

    Radio-frequency digital-to-analog converter system

    公开(公告)号:US10439631B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US16233207

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter system has digital-to-analog converters, a common output, and a digital controller for transmitting first codes to one of the converters at a radio-frequency digital rate, and for transmitting second codes to another one of the converters at the same rate. The digital controller includes a timing system for operating each converter at the digital rate in a return-to-zero configuration, such that a signal from the first converter is transmitted to the common output while the second converter is reset, and vice versa. The digital-to-analog converter system can generate a radio-frequency analog signal having signals in first and second Nyquist zones simultaneously.

    Low intermediate frequency transmitter

    公开(公告)号:US11533068B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17462145

    申请日:2021-08-31

    Abstract: A radio frequency transmitter includes an upconverter that outputs in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals, a digital timing offset circuit, first and second digital-to-analog converters (DACs), an analog timing offset removal circuit, first and second pulse shapers, and an adder. The digital timing offset circuit introduces a time offset between the I and Q signals. The first and second DACs output analog I and Q signals, respectively, and have first and second clock signals, respectively. The first and second clock signals have the same frequency and are offset relative to each other by the time offset. The analog timing offset removal circuit removes the time offset between the analog I and Q signals. The first and second pulse shapers receive the analog I and Q signals, respectively, and output pulse-shaped I and Q signals. The adder receives the pulse-shaped I and Q signals and outputs an intermediate frequency signal.

    Radio-frequency digital-to-analog converter system

    公开(公告)号:US11509325B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17168584

    申请日:2021-02-05

    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter system has digital-to-analog converters, a common output, and a digital controller for transmitting first codes to one of the converters at a radio-frequency digital rate, and for transmitting second codes to another one of the converters at the same rate. The digital controller includes a timing system for operating each converter at the digital rate in a return-to-zero configuration, such that a signal from the first converter is transmitted to the common output while the second converter is reset, and vice versa. The digital-to-analog converter system can generate a radio-frequency analog signal having signals in first and second Nyquist zones simultaneously.

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