摘要:
A double differential comparator can be efficiently implemented utilizing a first comparator stage having a folded cascode with floating gate input terminals and clamped single-ended output, and a capacitively coupled input stage for transferring a weighted sum of input signals to the floating gates of the first comparator stage. Additionally, the double differential comparator can be integrated into fully differential programmable analog integrated circuits. Such fully differential programmable analog integrated circuits can also include a differential output digital-to-analog converter to be used with or without the double differential comparator.
摘要:
A current mirror for use with a transconductor is disclosed. The current mirror includes an input resistor which changes an input current to a voltage, an output resistor having a value which is scaled with respect to the input resistor, an amplifier which senses the input voltage and the voltage across the output resistor and an output transistor having a gate coupled to the output of the amplifier and a source coupled to the output resistor is disclosed. Such a current mirror advantageously provides a transconductor having low distortion.
摘要:
A circuit for generating a plurality of timing signals includes a plurality of cascade-connected delay cells, each having an input coupled to an output of another, and a plurality of latches. Set inputs of various latches are coupled to outputs of various delay cells to determine times of occurrence of leading edges of various timing pulses. Reset inputs of the various latches are coupled to outputs of various delay cells to determine times of occurrence of trailing edges of various timing pulses. The circuit includes a phase detector having a first input coupled to receive a clock signal and a second input coupled to an output of one of the delay cells to receive a signal indicative of propagation of a logic state through a first group of the delay cells, to produce an adjustment signal indicative of whether the phase of the indicator signal is ahead of or behind the phase of the clock signal. Each of the delay cells increases or decreases propagation time through that delay cell in response to the adjustment signal, so as to cause a time required for the logic state to propagate through all of the delay cells to be equal to a period of the clock signal.
摘要:
A low distortion capacitor sampling circuit includes a sampling MOSFET, the source electrode of which receives a time-varying input voltage to be sampled. A bootstrap capacitor has a first terminal connected to the gate electrode of the sampling MOSFET and to a first MOSFET that charges the first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor to a first voltage in response to a first control signal. A delayed second control signal is applied to the gate of a second MOSFET the drain electrode of which is connected to a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor to keep the pulldown MOSFET on until the charging of the sampling capacitor is complete. Then a third control signal turns on a third MOSFET, boosting both terminals of the bootstrap capacitor. The second control signal then turns the third MOSFET off, electrically isolating the gate electrode of the sampling MOSFET. Changes in the time-varying input voltage are coupled by the gate-to-source capacitance of the sampling MOSFET to the gate electrode thereof. The input voltage is simultaneously applied to a source follower circuit, the output of which is coupled by a CMOS transmission gate to the body electrode of the sampling MOSFET. The circuit avoids harmonic distortion due to modulation of channel resistance of the sampling MOSFET by keeping the gate-to-source voltage and the source-to-body electrode voltage independent of the input voltage.
摘要:
A CMOS window detector provides outputs which indicate whether an input voltage is within a voltage "window". The window detector includes a bias circuit and first and second inverter circuits. A bias current is established by the bias circuit as a function of a reference voltage. The first and second inverter circuits each include a current mirror field effect transistor (FET) and a current control FET connected in a series current path. The current mirror FETs are connected to the bias circuit to provide two different mirror currents. The mirror currents are a function of the bias current and the current mirror FET channel shape factors. The input voltage signal is applied to the gates of the current control FETs of the first and second inverters. The window voltage level of each inverter circuit is independent of the other inverter circuit and is determined as a function of the mirror current and channel shape factor of the current control FET. Logic level outputs taken from first and second inverter circuits indicate whether an input signal voltage is within or outside the window created by the window voltage levels of the two inverter circuits.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for converting a high precision digital word into a high precision analog signal is disclosed. A sigma delta modulator applies a digital input signal to a dither signal to generate a combined signal for sampling. A digital-to-analog converter quantizes the combined signal. An analog filter provides a cutoff at a bandwidth of interest to remove out of band quantization noise and signals. An I transfer function and a Q transfer function can be coupled between the sigma delta modulator and the digital-to-analog converter for mapping of the combined signal. The apparatus can also include a phase interpolator for receiving the output signal and outputting a clock recovery phase.
摘要:
An active termination resistor is provided within a feedback loop circuit thus advantageously increasing the stability of the feedback loop circuit. In particular, the active termination resistor traces the impedance of the feedback loop such that R(f).congruent.1/GM3(f). The active resistor may also be configured to track the value of the resistor to set the feedback transconductance over process and temperature variations to ensure stability of the feedback loop over these variations.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for converting a high precision digital word into a high precision analog value is disclosed. A sigma delta modulator applies a digital input signal to a dither signal to generate a combined signal for sampling. A digital-to-analog converter quantizes the combined signal. An analog filter provides a cutoff at a bandwidth of interest to remove out of band quantization noise and signals. An I transfer function and a Q transfer function can be coupled between the sigma delta modulator and the digital-to-analog converter for mapping of the combined signal. The apparatus can also include a phase interpolator for receiving the output signal and outputting a clock recovery phase.
摘要:
A programmable capacitor array including a plurality of user-selectable, numerically weighted capacitors, each of which includes at least one fixed capacitor and one manufacturer-controlled trim capacitor, advantageously provides a variety of selectable capacitance values for a programmable analog integrated circuit. When coupled to a memory, for example a static memory, switches can be controlled that determine whether a particular fixed capacitor (user-selectable) or trim capacitor (manufacturer-selectable) is electrically coupled into the circuit. User access to those portions of memory controlling switches associated with the trim capacitors can be restricted via an I/O interface and security command. Such programmable capacitor arrays allow efficient implementation of user-programmable filter circuits where the user can conveniently program or reprogram a variety of filter parameters.
摘要:
A programmable capacitor array including a plurality of user-selectable, numerically weighted capacitors, each of which includes at least one fixed capacitor and one manufacturer-controlled trim capacitor, advantageously provides a variety of selectable capacitance values for a programmable analog integrated circuit. When coupled to a memory, for example a static memory, switches can be controlled that determine whether a particular fixed capacitor (user-selectable) or trim capacitor (manufacturer-selectable) is electrically coupled into the circuit. User access to those portions of memory controlling switches associated with the trim capacitors can be restricted via an I/O interface and security command. Such programmable capacitor arrays allow efficient implementation of user-programmable filter circuits where the user can conveniently program or reprogram a variety of filter parameters.