摘要:
A band-gap voltage reference forming part of a CMOS IC chip. A .DELTA.V.sub.BE voltage is developed by stacked pairs of parasitic bipolar transistors, with the transistors of each pair operated at different current densities. MOS buffer transistors are connected at corresponding ends of the stacks where the .DELTA.V.sub.BE voltage is developed. The bipolar transistors are driven by MOS current sources.
摘要:
A circuit and method to force an output of a logic circuit to a known state when its supply voltage rises above a predetermined level includes an MOS logic transistor (122) connected between the supply voltage (129) and the output line (130) and connected to receive an input signal (126) on its gate. An MOS state controlling transistor (124) of opposite conductivity type from the MOS logic transistor (122) is connected between the output line (130) and a reference potential (-V.sub.ss), with its gate connected to the gate of the MOS logic transistor (122). A resistor (132) is connected between the supply voltage (128) and the gate of the MOS state controlling transistor (124). If the supply voltage (128) rises above the predetermined level established by the threshold voltage of the MOS state controlling transistor, the MOS state controlling transistor (124) conducts to produce the reference potential on the output line (130). In one embodiment (120), the MOS state controlling transistor (124) is an NMOS transistor and the MOS logic transistor (122) is a PMOS transistor.
摘要:
The input (16) and output (20) MOS transistors of a current mirror (10) have their sources connected to a supply voltage node (12). The gate of the input transistor (16) is connected to its drain and is also connected to the gate of the output transistor (20) through an isolation switch (24). The gate of the output transistor (20) is connected to the supply voltage node (12) through a disable switch (26). Closing of the disable switch (26) and opening of the isolation switch (24) turns off current in the output transistor (20). Opening the disable switch (26) and closing the isolation switch (24) turns the output current on again.Also disclosed is a mirror (28) having switches (30), (32) configured for various logic functions. A voltage-controlled oscillator (34) and a phase detector circuit 72 having a switched current input provided by switched current mirrors (40, 42, 80, 82) is described.
摘要:
In accordance with the present invention, a reminder service is disclosed that uses computer-like means to store information regarding the action being reminded. The service allows either the service provider or the end user to define the relevant information, that is, the what of the reminder, the when to do the reminding, the how and where to transmit the reminder, and the form of the reminder.
摘要:
A means of integrating a microphone on the same integrated circuit die as other electronics in the system is disclosed. The structure is based on using solder bump technology to form a gap between an electrode on the silicon and another electrode. Charge is stored on the capacitor so when pressure from sound waves causes one electrode to flex, the capacitance and therefore the charge changes, causing signal current.
摘要:
The junction difference used for a band gap voltage reference is designed so that it has the needed temperature coefficient without amplification. This is accomplished by the appropriate choice of the number of junctions and the appropriate current densities. Only one polarity of bipolar transistors is required. The noise terms of each junction add in root mean square, rather than be linear amplification, resulting in a lower noise reference than other designs requiring only a single type of bipolar transistors. By using metal available in standard integrated circuit processes to form a resistor, a low temperature coefficient current source can easily be obtained.
摘要:
A data and synchronization extraction circuit for processing composite video signals containing closed captioning data is disclosed. A dual mode voltage clamp is realized in CMOS technology which includes temperature compensated current sources in the form of complementary current mirrors. A modified version of such current sources is also disclosed which permits trimming of the current after manufacture and packaging. Sync pulses are separated by doubling the amplitude of a composite video signal with an amplifier and comparing the amplified signal with a back porch level derived by a sample-and-hold device. Frequency and phase synchronization is accomplished by a combination of a frequency lock loop and a phase lock loop working in concert to generate a control voltage for a voltage controlled oscillator in a flywheel mode. The voltage controlled oscillator provides a clean source of timing information for the circuit. The effects of impulse noise in the detection of vertical retrace pulses are eliminated by the use of digital counting circuits which count the requisite number of horizontal synchronization pluses which occur between valid retrace pulse and which block pluses that appear at other times. A slice level for a data line is held by a small on-chip capacitor. Said slice level is periodically encoded. A decoder converts the encoded level back to an analog format during desired intervals.
摘要:
A means of integrating a microphone on the same integrated circuit die as other electronics in the system is disclosed. The structure uses solder bump technology to form a gap between an electrode on the silicon and another electrode. Charge is stored on the capacitor so when pressure from sound waves causes one electrode to flex, the capacitance and therefore the charge changes, causing signal current. The structure allows for area efficiency by allowing placement of active silicon circuitry under the microphone.
摘要:
In accordance with the present invention, a conventional wind turbine used to generate electricity is modified to have a transparent roof, the roof being constructed in a way similar to seawater distillation plants. A small portion of the electricity generated by wind turbines is used to pump unpurified water to the roof of the generation system where it is distilled into pure drinking water. This water can then be gravity fed or pumped, again using the electricity from the turbine, elsewhere for storage and eventual use. Periodically, the purification process can be shut down and either purified or unpurified water can be used to flush the pollutants back to the water source and to clean the outside of the roof, and energy needed for these operations is also obtained from the electricity generated by the turbines. The system provides a means of adding to the purity of the water by killing bacteria with ultra-violate radiation and a means of storing excess wind generated electricity in the form of potable water.
摘要:
A band-gap voltage reference forming part of a CMOS IC chip. A .DELTA.V.sub.BE voltage is developed by stacked pairs of parasitic bipolar transistors, with the transistors of each pair operated at different current densities. MOS buffer transistors are connected at corresponding ends of the stacks where the .DELTA.V.sub.BE voltage is developed. The bipolar transistors are driven by MOS current sources.