Gain control in a class-D open-loop amplifier

    公开(公告)号:US10763811B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16181762

    申请日:2018-11-06

    Abstract: A system may include a digital modulator configured to modulate an input signal received at an input of the digital modulator to generate a modulated input signal at an output of the digital modulator, a digital gain element having a digital gain and coupled to the digital modulator, an open-loop Class-D amplifier coupled to an output of the digital modulator and configured to amplify the modulated input signal, wherein the open-loop Class-D amplifier is powered from a variable power supply having a variable supply voltage which is variable in response to one or more characteristics of the input signal, and a control circuit configured to control the digital gain to approximately cancel changes in an analog gain of the open-loop Class-D amplifier due to variation in the variable supply voltage in response to the one or more characteristics of the input signal.

    Full-scale range enhancement in a dual-path pulse width modulation playback system

    公开(公告)号:US10594310B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16144104

    申请日:2018-09-27

    Abstract: A method may include, in a system comprising a digital PWM subsystem having a tunable digital gain, a first path coupled to an output of the digital PWM subsystem and configured to drive an open-loop driver stage, and a second path coupled to the output of the digital PWM subsystem and configured to drive a closed-loop driver stage having a tunable analog gain: selecting one of the first path and the second path for processing an input signal to generate an output signal based on one or more characteristics of the input signal, setting the digital gain to a maximum digital gain and the analog gain to a minimum analog gain when the input signal is lesser than a first threshold, setting the digital gain to a minimum digital gain and the analog gain to a maximum analog gain when the input signal is greater than a second threshold magnitude, and varying the analog gain and the digital gain when the input signal is in a range greater than the first threshold and lesser than a second threshold.

    POLYMORPHIC PLAYBACK SYSTEM WITH SIGNAL DETECTION FILTERS OF DIFFERENT LATENCIES

    公开(公告)号:US20200058326A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16103288

    申请日:2018-08-14

    Abstract: A polymorphic playback system is disclosed in which one or more parameters of a signal path of the polymorphic playback system are varied based on one or more characteristics of a playback signal processed by the signal path, wherein the polymorphic playback system may include a lower-latency detection filter, a higher-latency detection filter, and a control subsystem that uses the lower-latency detection filter for detecting the one or more first characteristics of the playback signal and uses the higher-latency detection filter for detecting the one or more second characteristics of the playback signal.

    Amplifier with configurable final output stage

    公开(公告)号:US10447217B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15884912

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Abstract: An amplifier may include a first stage configured to receive an input signal at an amplifier input and generate an intermediate signal which is a function of the input signal, and a final output stage configured to generate an output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal at an amplifier output, and a signal feedback network coupled between the amplifier output and input. The final output stage may be switchable among a plurality of modes including at least a first mode in which the final output stage generates the output signal as a modulated output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal, and a second mode in which the final output stage generates the output signal as an unmodulated output signal which is a function of the intermediate signal. Structure of the feedback network and the first stage may remain static when switching between modes.

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