Abstract:
An adaptive bias circuit which provides a more sensitive adaptive bias current with respect to power level is used for biasing an electronic circuit. The adaptive bias circuit has a first transistor coupled to a power supply, a voltage bias circuit coupled to the first transistor and the power supply biasing the first transistor, and a first power coupling module coupled to the first transistor and the electronic circuit for coupling a portion of input signal power to the first transistor. A second transistor is coupled to the first transistor and the power supply to increase the current gain of the adaptive bias circuit, and a second current coupling module is coupled to the second transistor and the electronic circuit to provide adaptive bias current to the electronic circuit.
Abstract:
A programmable divider apparatus comprises a first divider, a second divider, a feedback control unit, and a plurality of control signals. The first divider provides a frequency division operation of division by at least three integers, the second divider is cascaded to the first divider to provide a frequency division operation of division by two integers. The feedback control unit is coupled to between the first divider and the second divider to provide a feedback control signal to selectively supply an output of the second divider to an input of the first divider. The apparatus control signals and the feedback control signal are used to execute the first divider or the second divider.
Abstract:
The invention provides an asynchronous first in first out (FIFO) interface and operation method wherein a read-out clock and a write-in clock of the asynchronous FIFO interface is asynchronous. The asynchronous FIFO interface comprises a FIFO buffer, a clock controller and a variable integer divider. The FIFO buffer inputs at least one data with the write-in clock, and outputs the at least one data with the read-out clock. The clock controller outputs a clock control signal according to a number of data stored in the FIFO buffer. The variable integer divider divides a first signal to generate the read-out clock or the write-in clock by an integer divisor controlled by the clock control signal in order to adjust the number of data stored in the FIFO buffer.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for integrating a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and a transceiver are provided to solve the problem of having a large area of the prior-art integration of a SAW filter and a transceiver; wherein a device for integrating a SAW filter and a transceiver is provided and a component stack method is used to accomplish the integration of the SAW filter and the transceiver, and thus besides featuring a low cost and a small area as well as avoiding a signal loss, the invention can further include a design of encapsulating other components and chips, or even suitable to be used for various integrated circuit packaging technologies (such as QFP and BGA, etc.)
Abstract:
An LC resonant circuit. The LC resonant circuit comprises an inductor and a conductor. The inductor is an electrode plate of a capacitor. The conductor is over, under, or on both sides of the inductor and used as the other electrode plate of the capacitor.
Abstract:
A method for producing an oscillating signal comprises: generating an oscillating signal by discharging after charging to a high trigger level and charging after discharging to a low trigger level; and turbo-charging at the initial of a change-over from charging to discharging while resuming a normal charging/discharging thereafter, and vice versa. The present invention makes use of the turbo-charging/discharging for a linear compensation, such that the produced oscillating signal has the features of concurrently eliminating phase noises and jitters as well as maintaining the modulation linearity.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for integrating a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and a transceiver are provided to solve the problem of having a large area of the prior-art integration of a SAW filter and a transceiver; wherein a device for integrating a SAW filter and a transceiver is provided and a component stack method is used to accomplish the integration of the SAW filter and the transceiver, and thus besides featuring a low cost and a small area as well as avoiding a signal loss, the invention can further include a design of encapsulating other components and chips, or even suitable to be used for various integrated circuit packaging technologies (such as QFP and BGA, etc.)
Abstract:
A single-ended input to differential output LNA with a cascode topology of the present invention overcomes a much greater consumption of current and area for the single-ended input to differential output LNA of the prior art. The LNA needs to supply an operating bias for each transistor. The LNA has a few transistors, a few capacitive impedances, and a few inductive impedances. The main objective of the present invention not only reduces costs and conserves area and current consumption, but also has a much higher linearity and gain under the same current consumption when compare to the prior art.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit including a main transistor, a resistor element and a control circuit. A first voltage terminal is coupled to a second terminal of the main transistor and a first terminal of the resistor element. A second voltage terminal is coupled to a first terminal of the main transistor. The control circuit is coupled between a second terminal of the resistor element and a control terminal of the main transistor. When an ESD event occurs, the product of the capacitance value of a parasitic capacitance of the control circuit and the resistance value of the resistor element is greater than the duration of the ESD event, and the control circuit turns on the main transistor so that an ESD current flows through the main transistor.
Abstract:
A transistor stack circuit including a first signal transmission port, a second signal transmission port, an impedance unit, a plurality of transistors, and a plurality of resistors is provided. The transistors are connected in series and coupled between the first signal transmission port and the second signal transmission port. A first terminal of each resistor is coupled to a common path. A second terminal of each resistor is coupled to a control terminal of a corresponding transistor among the transistors. The impedance unit is coupled between the common path and a reference voltage terminal. When an electrostatic discharge event occurs, an impedance value of the impedance unit is greater than twice of a resistance value of each resistor, and the transistors form a low-impedance path.