Low capacitance switch for programmable gain amplifier or programable gain instrumentation amplifier

    公开(公告)号:US10560061B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15254782

    申请日:2016-09-01

    摘要: A low capacitance n-channel analog switch circuit, a p-channel analog switch circuit, and a full CMOS transmission gate (T-gate) circuit are described. Resistive decoupling can be used to isolate the switch or T-gate from AC grounds. A semiconductor region that is separated from a body region of a pass field-effect transistor (FET), such as by an insulator, can be coupled to or driven to a voltage similar to the input voltage or other desired bias voltage (e.g., an operational amplifier output) to help reduce parasitic capacitance of the switch or T-gate. The switch or T-gate can help provide improved frequency bandwidth or frequency response. The switch can be useful in a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) or programmable gain instrumentation amplifier (PGIA) or other circuit in which excessive switch capacitance could degrade circuit performance.

    Variable gain power amplifiers
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10536113B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15627249

    申请日:2017-06-19

    摘要: A variable-gain power amplifying technique includes generating, with a network of one or more reactive components included in an oscillator, a first oscillating signal, and outputting, via one or more taps included in the network of the reactive components, a second oscillating signal. The second oscillating signal has a magnitude that is proportional to and less than the first oscillating signal. The power amplifying technique further includes selecting one of the first and second oscillating signals to use for generating a power-amplified output signal, and amplifying the selected one of the first and second oscillating signals to generate the power-amplified output signal.

    Power Control Based on Packet Type
    44.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190354165A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16531951

    申请日:2019-08-05

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for controlling one or more audio amplifiers in or associated with a device coupled on a local area network are disclosed. An example playback device includes a processor, an amplifier, a network interface, and a memory. The memory includes a software module that, when executed by the processor, causes the playback device to: operate in a first power mode in which the amplifier consumes a first amount of power; while operating in the first power mode, determine that a defined time has passed since receiving, via the network interface, a specified type of data packet; and based on determining that the defined time has passed since receiving the specified type of data packet, transition from operating in the first power mode to operate in a second power mode in which the amplifier consumes a second amount of power, wherein the first amount of power is greater than the second amount of power.

    Multi-input amplifier with improved return loss and mismatch over gain modes

    公开(公告)号:US10469045B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15692912

    申请日:2017-08-31

    发明人: Junhyung Lee

    摘要: A signal amplifier having an input impedance that varies over different bias currents, the signal amplifier comprising a compensation stage including a switchable variable resistance configured to provide a targeted adjustment to the input impedance. A signal amplifier comprising: a variable-gain stage configured to provide a plurality of gain levels that result in different input impedance values; and a compensation stage having a switchable variable resistance configured to provide a targeted adjustment to a respective input impedance. a compensation stage having an output coupled to an input of the gain stage, the compensation stage including a plurality of band selection switches coupled to the plurality of input nodes and a plurality of switchable variable resistance branches coupled to the band selection switches, individual switchable variable resistance branches configured to provide a targeted adjustment to a respective input impedance.

    SENSOR CHIP USING HAVING LOW POWER CONSUMPTION

    公开(公告)号:US20190324483A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-24

    申请号:US16458290

    申请日:2019-07-01

    摘要: A bandgap reference circuit including a clamp circuit is provided. The bandgap reference circuit performs the calibration only for one time in a normal mode to store a control code of a reference generator of the clamp circuit. In a suspend mode, the control code is used for controlling the reference generator to cause the clamp circuit to provide a desired source voltage, and a bandgap reference voltage source is shut down to reduce the power consumption.

    Automatic gain control loop
    49.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10454441B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US16200852

    申请日:2018-11-27

    摘要: In conventional optical receivers the dynamic range is obtained by using variable gain amplifiers (VGA) with a fixed trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) gain. To overcome the SNR problems inherent in conventional receivers an improved optical receiver comprises an automatic gain control loop for generating at least one gain control signal for controlling gain of both the VGA and the TIA. Ideally, both the resistance and the gain of the TIA are controlled by a gain control signal.

    CIRCUIT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CIRCUIT
    50.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190305732A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US15937906

    申请日:2018-03-28

    发明人: Benjamin Jann

    摘要: A circuit containing a first cascode circuit and a second cascode circuit is proposed. The first circuit and the second cascode circuit are stacked between two power supply terminals. An output signal terminal of the circuit is coupled to a node connecting the first cascode circuit and the second cascode circuit. A first signal path is provided between the first cascode circuit and a common ground terminal and a second signal path is provided between the second cascode circuit and the common ground terminal.