Amplifier circuits with reduced power consumption
    1.
    发明授权
    Amplifier circuits with reduced power consumption 有权
    具有降低功耗的放大器电路

    公开(公告)号:US08742845B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13476330

    申请日:2012-05-21

    IPC分类号: H03F3/45

    摘要: Various embodiments of an amplifier circuit are provided. In one embodiment, the amplifier circuit includes an input differential circuitry configured to convert a pair of input differential voltage signals to a pair of differential current signals. The amplifier circuit includes a cascode circuitry operable to mirror the pair of differential current signals received from the first output terminal and the second output terminal to an output terminal of the first cascode transistor and an output terminal of the second cascode transistor. The amplifier circuit includes a current control circuit operable to divert an amount of bias current to reduce a current through the cascode circuitry, to thereby reduce a load of the amplifier circuit, the reduction in the load of the amplifier circuit allowing a reduction in current through the input differential circuitry for maintaining a predetermined bandwidth of the amplifier circuit.

    摘要翻译: 提供了放大器电路的各种实施例。 在一个实施例中,放大器电路包括被配置为将一对输入差分电压信号转换成一对差分电流信号的输入差分电路。 放大器电路包括共源共栅电路,其可操作以将从第一输出端和第二输出端接收的一对差分电流信号镜像到第一共源共栅晶体管的输出端和第二共源共栅晶体管的输出端。 放大器电路包括电流控制电路,其可操作以转移一定量的偏置电流以减少通过共源共栅电路的电流,从而减小放大器电路的负载,放大器电路的负载的减小允许电流通过 用于维持放大器电路的预定带宽的输入差分电路。

    Amplifier Circuits with Reduced Power Consumption
    2.
    发明申请
    Amplifier Circuits with Reduced Power Consumption 有权
    具有降低功耗的放大器电路

    公开(公告)号:US20130307623A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-21

    申请号:US13476330

    申请日:2012-05-21

    IPC分类号: H03F3/45

    摘要: Various embodiments of an amplifier circuit are provided. In one embodiment, the amplifier circuit includes an input differential circuitry configured to convert a pair of input differential voltage signals to a pair of differential current signals. The amplifier circuit includes a cascode circuitry operable to mirror the pair of differential current signals received from the first output terminal and the second output terminal to an output terminal of the first cascode transistor and an output terminal of the second cascode transistor. The amplifier circuit includes a current control circuit operable to divert an amount of bias current to reduce a current through the cascode circuitry, to thereby reduce a load of the amplifier circuit, the reduction in the load of the amplifier circuit allowing a reduction in current through the input differential circuitry for maintaining a predetermined bandwidth of the amplifier circuit.

    摘要翻译: 提供了放大器电路的各种实施例。 在一个实施例中,放大器电路包括被配置为将一对输入差分电压信号转换成一对差分电流信号的输入差分电路。 放大器电路包括共源共栅电路,其可操作以将从第一输出端和第二输出端接收的一对差分电流信号镜像到第一共源共栅晶体管的输出端和第二共源共栅晶体管的输出端。 放大器电路包括电流控制电路,其可操作以转移一定量的偏置电流以减少通过共源共栅电路的电流,从而减小放大器电路的负载,放大器电路的负载的减小允许电流通过 用于维持放大器电路的预定带宽的输入差分电路。

    Non-linearity correction that is independent of input common mode, temperature variation, and process variation
    3.
    发明授权
    Non-linearity correction that is independent of input common mode, temperature variation, and process variation 有权
    独立于输入共模,温度变化和工艺变化的非线性校正

    公开(公告)号:US08390488B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-05

    申请号:US13196628

    申请日:2011-08-02

    IPC分类号: H03M1/06

    摘要: In pipeline analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) the third harmonic can degrade the performance of the ADC, and conventional circuits that attempt to cancel this third harmonic are oftentimes sensitive to process variation, temperature variation, and common mode variations. Here a correction circuit is provided that includes a compensator that adjusts control voltages for MOS capacitors to generally ensures that the difference between the gate-source voltages and threshold voltages of MOS capacitors is generally maintained across variations of process, temperature, and common mode.

    摘要翻译: 在管线模数转换器(ADC)中,三次谐波可能会降低ADC的性能,而试图消除此三次谐波的常规电路通常对工艺变化,温度变化和共模变化敏感。 这里提供了一种校正电路,其包括调整MOS电容器的控制电压的补偿器,以通常确保MOS电容器的栅极 - 源极电压和阈值电压之间的差异通常保持在过程,温度和共模的变化。

    Ternary search SAR ADC
    4.
    发明授权
    Ternary search SAR ADC 有权
    三进制搜索SAR ADC

    公开(公告)号:US08188902B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-29

    申请号:US12858104

    申请日:2010-08-17

    IPC分类号: H03M1/34

    CPC分类号: H03M1/462 H03M1/468

    摘要: Traditionally, successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) using binary search algorithms have consumed power by performing unnecessary switching of a capacitive digital-to-analog converter (CDAC) when a CDAC voltage is relatively close to a sampling analog input signal. Here, a SAR ADC is provided that reduces the number of switching events. To accomplish this, a multi-stage comparator is provided that generates multiple output signals for SAR logic. Based on these outputs, the SAR logic can more efficiently switch its CDAC using a ternary search algorithm to reduce power consumption and improve efficiency.

    摘要翻译: 传统上,使用二进制搜索算法的逐次逼近寄存器(SAR)模数转换器(ADC)通过在CDAC电压相对接近采样时执行电容性数模转换器(CDAC)的不必要的切换来消耗功率 模拟输入信号。 这里,提供了一个减少开关事件数量的SAR ADC。 为了实现这一点,提供了多级比较器,其产生用于SAR逻辑的多个输出信号。 基于这些输出,SAR逻辑可以使用三元搜索算法更有效地切换其CDAC,以降低功耗并提高效率。

    Time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter
    5.
    发明授权
    Time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter 有权
    时间交织的模数转换器

    公开(公告)号:US07961123B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-14

    申请号:US12575337

    申请日:2009-10-07

    IPC分类号: H03M1/06

    摘要: A time-interleaved (TI) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The TI ADC generally comprises a clock generator, two or more ADCs, adjustable delay elements, and an estimator. The clock generator generates clock signals. Each ADC is associated with at least one of the clock signals so as to sample an input signal that is generally wide-sense stationary at sampling instants, where correlation function exist between samples from a two or more of the ADCs that is a function of the time differences between associated sampling instants. The estimator is coupled to each of the adjustable delay elements and each of the ADCs so as to calculate the correlation function and adjust the adjustable delay elements to account for sampling mismatch between the ADCs based at least in part on the correlation function.

    摘要翻译: 提供了时间交织(TI)模数转换器(ADC)。 TI ADC通常包括时钟发生器,两个或更多个ADC,可调延迟元件和估计器。 时钟发生器产生时钟信号。 每个ADC与至少一个时钟信号相关联,以便在采样时刻对通常为宽静态的输入信号进行采样,其中相关函数存在于两个或更多个ADC之间的样本之间,该两个或更多个ADC是 相关抽样时间之间的时间差异。 估计器耦合到每个可调节延迟元件和每个ADC,以便计算相关函数,并且至少部分地基于相关函数来调整可调延迟元件以考虑ADC之间的采样失配。

    PARALLEL SEARCH CIRCUIT FOR A MEDICAL IMPLANT RECEIVER
    6.
    发明申请
    PARALLEL SEARCH CIRCUIT FOR A MEDICAL IMPLANT RECEIVER 审中-公开
    用于医疗植入物接收器的并行搜索电路

    公开(公告)号:US20100036460A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:US12536562

    申请日:2009-08-06

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08 H04B1/16

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3727

    摘要: Parallel search circuit for a medical implant receiver. The circuit includes a radio frequency receiver that receives a first set of contents of a band of channels. The circuit also includes a processing circuit coupled to the radio frequency receiver to process in parallel a second set of contents of a plurality of channels of the band of channels and to detect a signal in the band of channels.

    摘要翻译: 用于医疗植入物接收器的并行搜索电路。 该电路包括接收频道频带的第一组内容的射频接收机。 电路还包括耦合到射频接收机的处理电路并行处理频道频带的多个信道的第二组内容并且检测频道频带中的信号。

    Reducing Variation in Reference Voltage When the Load Varies Dynamically
    7.
    发明申请
    Reducing Variation in Reference Voltage When the Load Varies Dynamically 有权
    当负载动态变化时,减小参考电压的变化

    公开(公告)号:US20070024485A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-01

    申请号:US11161253

    申请日:2005-07-28

    IPC分类号: H03M1/38

    CPC分类号: H03M1/0678 H03M1/145

    摘要: Providing a substantially constant reference voltage to a component from a reference buffer connected by a path. The load that would be offered to the reference buffer in desired durations is estimated, and a dummy load is added to the path such that the aggregate load on the path is approximately constant. In case of the stages of an ADC, the sub-code generated by each stage during a sampling phase is used to estimate the load that would be offered, and the dummy load is added in the hold phase to keep the reference voltage constant in the hold phase, as desired.

    摘要翻译: 从通过路径连接的参考缓冲器向组件提供基本恒定的参考电压。 估计将在期望的持续时间内提供给参考缓冲器的负载,并且向路径添加虚拟负载,使得路径上的总负载近似恒定。 在ADC的阶段的情况下,在采样阶段期间由每个级产生的子代码用于估计将要提供的负载,并且将虚拟负载添加到保持阶段以保持参考电压恒定在 保持阶段,根据需要。

    Applying desired voltage at a node

    公开(公告)号:US20050104760A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10706029

    申请日:2003-11-13

    CPC分类号: H03M1/06 H03M1/12

    摘要: To apply a desired voltage at a node driving a load impedance, a voltage source providing the desired voltage is connected to the node. In addition, a current source supplying an amount of current that would be drawn by the impedance if the voltage source alone were connected across the impedance. As a result, the voltage source may be freed substantially from supplying current, which may be advantageously used in several situations. For example, the approach can be used to connect a voltage source directly to a high load without potentially requiring a buffer between the voltage source and the node. Alternatively, the approach can be used to apply the same desired voltage at each of multiple nodes connected in series using the same voltage source without being affected by the routing resistance generally present between each pair of the nodes.

    Output Buffer
    9.
    发明授权
    Output Buffer 有权
    输出缓冲区

    公开(公告)号:US07064587B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-20

    申请号:US10775022

    申请日:2004-02-09

    IPC分类号: H03K3/00

    CPC分类号: H04L25/0286 H04L25/0278

    摘要: A low-noise output buffer for a digital signal is based on an analog amplifier having bandwidth greater than the switching rate of the digital logic signal. A converter circuit converts the digital logic signal to a ramp signal provided as an input to the analog amplifier. The ramp signal has a slope determined by a bias current and an input capacitance of the analog amplifier. The bias current is generated by a bias circuit such that the bias current varies as the input capacitance of the analog amplifier varies due to variations in the manufacturing process. Therefore, the slope of the ramp signal remains substantially constant despite the variations in the manufacturing process. In particular, the slope of the ramp signal is not undesirably steep even when the buffer is made by a worst-case “strong” process.

    摘要翻译: 用于数字信号的低噪声输出缓冲器基于具有大于数字逻辑信号的开关速率的带宽的模拟放大器。 A转换器电路将数字逻辑信号转换为作为输入提供给模拟放大器的斜坡信号。 斜坡信号具有由偏置电流和模拟放大器的输入电容确定的斜率。 偏置电流由偏置电路产生,使得偏置电流随着模拟放大器的输入电容由于制造过程的变化而变化。 因此,尽管制造过程有变化,斜坡信号的斜率保持基本恒定。 特别地,斜坡信号的斜率即使在由最坏情况下的“强”处理造成缓冲器的情况下也不会不期望地陡峭。