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公开(公告)号:US09912346B1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-06
申请号:US15486795
申请日:2017-04-13
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Joseph Hamilton
CPC分类号: H03M1/462 , H03M1/1245 , H03M1/182
摘要: A method for pre-loading a SAR ADC with an initial value for a selected range of high-order bits. If the ADC resolves at either an upper or a lower limit set by the pre-loaded value, the ADC may discard the pre-loaded value and perform a full search. Alternatively, the ADC may perform one or more “bonus steps” before giving up and performing a full search.
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公开(公告)号:US12074519B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18336746
申请日:2023-06-16
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Ivan Bogue , Jesse Coulon , Andre Belanger
摘要: A system for determining a power requirement for a device powered by a buck converter on a system on chip based on Time on pulses (Ton) is disclosed. A buck converter supplies output voltage to enable the device. The buck converter is driven by a Ton pulse generator generating Ton pulses to control charging of a load capacitor. A counter counts the Ton pulses during the supply of output voltage while the device is enabled. A controller is coupled to the counter and the buck converter. The controller determines the power requirement for the device based on the count of the Ton pulses. The power requirement may be used to adjust the trim value to change the width of the Ton pulses for greater energy efficiency.
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公开(公告)号:US11790931B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17081378
申请日:2020-10-27
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Roger David Serwy
摘要: A first VAD system outputs a pulse stream for zero crossings in an audio signal. The pulse density of the pulse stream is evaluated to identify speech. The audio signal may have noise added to it before evaluating zero crossings. A second VAD system rectifies each audio signal sample and processes each rectified sample by updating a first statistic and evaluating the rectified sample per a first threshold condition that is a function of the first statistic. Rectified samples meeting the first threshold condition may be used to update a second statistic and the rectified sample evaluated per a second threshold condition that is a function of the second statistic. Rectified samples meeting the second threshold condition may be used to update a third statistic. The audio signal sample may be selected as speech if the second statistic is less than a downscaled third statistic.
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公开(公告)号:US20230275597A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-31
申请号:US18053601
申请日:2022-11-08
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Yousof Mortazavi , Roger Serwy
CPC分类号: H03M1/1205 , H03M1/183 , H03M1/462
摘要: A low power high bandwidth analog to digital converter system is disclosed. A first analog signal input receives an input signal. A first programmable gain amplifier receives the input signal. An analog to digital converter (ADC) is coupled to the output of the first programmable gain amplifier and samples the input signal for conversion to a digital signal. A controller is coupled to the ADC and the first programmable gain amplifier. The controller selects and enables either a reduced power mode or a power up mode for the first programmable gain amplifier and the ADC. The power up mode is selected and enabled when the input signal is to be sampled to operate the first programmable gain amplifier and the ADC to sample the input signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11249509B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-15
申请号:US16993231
申请日:2020-08-13
申请人: AMBIQ MICRO, INC.
发明人: Scott Hanson
IPC分类号: H03L7/18 , G06F1/06 , H03L7/06 , H03L7/181 , G06F1/3237 , G06F1/3287 , G06F1/12 , G06F11/30 , G06F11/34 , G06F13/10 , G01R19/00 , G05F1/56 , H03K17/687 , H03M1/12 , H03L7/00 , G05F1/575 , G06F1/3296 , H02M3/158 , H02M1/00
摘要: An adaptive voltage converter adapted to compensate for the exponential sensitivities of sub-threshold and near-threshold circuits. The converter can change its power/performance characteristics between different energy modes. The converter may comprise two or more voltage converters/regulators. A multiplexing circuit selects between the outputs of the several converters/regulators depending on the state of a control signal generated by a control facility. The converter is specially adapted to change the output of each converter/regulator based on a number of variables, including, for example, process corner, temperature and input voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US10897203B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-19
申请号:US16375391
申请日:2019-04-04
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Ivan Bogue , Yousof Mortazavi
IPC分类号: H02M3/156 , H02M3/158 , G05F1/56 , H03K17/0814 , H02M1/00
摘要: A buck converter may operate in a low power mode or a high power mode based on a power requirements of a load. In the high power mode, modifications to increase frequency response include a higher polling frequency for a comparator, a lower impedance divider in a feedback circuit, a higher biasing current for a comparator, and larger switches for providing current to a reactive step-down circuit of the buck converter. In the low power mode these modifications are reversed. The buck converter may make use of an improved strong arm comparator and a circuit for sensing presence of an inductor in the reactive step-down circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10897199B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-19
申请号:US16375345
申请日:2019-04-04
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Ivan Bogue , Yanning Lu
摘要: A buck converter is disclosed that may operate in a low power mode or a high power mode based on a power requirements of a load. In the high power mode, modifications to increase frequency response include a higher polling frequency for a comparator, a lower impedance divider in a feedback circuit, a higher biasing current for a comparator, and larger switches for providing current to a reactive step-down circuit of the buck converter. In the low power mode these modifications are reversed. The buck converter may make use of an improved strong arm comparator and a circuit for sensing presence of an inductor in the reactive step-down circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20200371544A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16993231
申请日:2020-08-13
申请人: AMBIQ MICRO, INC.
发明人: Scott Hanson
IPC分类号: G06F1/06 , H03L7/18 , H03L7/06 , H03L7/181 , G06F1/3237 , G06F1/3287 , G06F1/12 , G06F11/30 , G06F11/34 , G06F13/10 , G01R19/00 , G05F1/56 , H03K17/687 , H03M1/12 , H03L7/00 , G05F1/575 , G06F1/3296 , H02M3/158
摘要: An adaptive voltage converter adapted to compensate for the exponential sensitivities of sub-threshold and near-threshold circuits. The converter can change its power/performance characteristics between different energy modes. The converter may comprise two or more voltage converters/regulators. A multiplexing circuit selects between the outputs of the several converters/regulators depending on the state of a control signal generated by a control facility. The converter is specially adapted to change the output of each converter/regulator based on a number of variables, including, for example, process corner, temperature and input voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US10795425B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US16005315
申请日:2018-06-11
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Scott McLean Hanson , Daniel Martin Cermak , Eric Jonathan Deal , Stephen James Sheafor , Donovan Scott Popps , Mark A Baur
IPC分类号: G06F1/32 , G06F1/26 , G06F1/3234 , G06F1/3287 , G06F1/3203 , G06F1/3237 , G11C5/14 , G06F1/3296
摘要: A microcontroller system includes a processing unit supporting at least one near or sub Vt circuit and a plurality of memory blocks, each memory block connected to a DMA controller and independently power controlled. A power control system uses power gates to power control at least the memory blocks. In some embodiments, a wake-up interrupt controller is connected to the power control system and a voltage regulator system is used to supply voltage to separate power domains, with the voltage regulator systems controlled at least in part by power gates operated by the power control system. A plurality of clocks can be connected to define clock domains associated with separate power domains.
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公开(公告)号:US10601322B1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US16375434
申请日:2019-04-04
申请人: Ambiq Micro, Inc.
发明人: Ivan Bogue
摘要: A buck converter is disclosed that may operate in a low power mode or a high power mode based on a power requirements of a load. In the high power mode, modifications to increase frequency response include a higher polling frequency for a comparator, a lower impedance divider in a feedback circuit, a higher biasing current for a comparator, and larger switches for providing current to a reactive step-down circuit of the buck converter. In the low power mode these modifications are reversed. The buck converter may make use of an improved strong arm comparator and a circuit for sensing presence of an inductor in the reactive step-down circuit.
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