CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUITRY
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210219396A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17123429

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to current control circuitry for controlling a current through a load. The current control circuitry comprises amplifier circuitry, reference voltage generator circuitry configured to supply a fixed reference voltage to a first input of the amplifier circuitry and an output stage comprising: a control terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier circuitry; a current input terminal configured to be coupled to the load; and a current output terminal. The current control circuitry further comprises a variable resistance coupled to the current output terminal of the output stage, and a feedback path between the current output terminal of the output stage and a second terminal of the amplifier circuitry for providing a feedback voltage to a second input of the amplifier circuitry.

    SELF-TEST CIRCUITRY
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210148968A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17065799

    申请日:2020-10-08

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to self-test circuitry for a system that includes one or more current control subsystems, each current control subsystem having a load terminal for coupling the current control subsystem to a load. The self-test circuitry comprises: a signal path associated with each current control subsystem, each signal path configured to selectively couple a measurement node to the load terminal of the current control subsystem, wherein the measurement node is common to all of the signal paths; voltage detection circuitry; and test voltage source circuitry configured to provide a test voltage to the measurement node. The voltage detection circuitry is operable to output a signal indicative of a fault condition if a voltage detected at the measurement node differs from the test voltage when the measurement node is coupled to the load terminal.

    FAST OFFSET CALIBRATION FOR SENSOR AND ANALOG FRONT END

    公开(公告)号:US20230031363A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17573000

    申请日:2022-01-11

    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a calibration circuit, an output of a subsystem comprising the sensor and the analog front end. The method may further include separating the output individually into the sensor offset and the amplifier offset by using inherent properties of separate frequency ranges for the sensor offset and the amplifier offset. The method may also include calibrating, by the calibration circuit, the sensor offset by determining a first calibration value for the sensor offset such that the output approximates zero during an idle-channel condition. The method may additionally include calibrating, by the calibration circuit, the amplifier offset by determining a second calibration value for the amplifier offset such that the output approximates zero during the idle-channel condition.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF SENSOR RESISTANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230003779A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17668445

    申请日:2022-02-10

    Abstract: A method for estimating resistances of a circuit having a plurality of resistances comprising a first resistance and a second resistance may include applying a first bias voltage across the circuit and measuring a first voltage at a common node between the first resistance and the second resistance in order to determine a mathematical relationship between the first resistance and the second resistance, applying a second bias voltage across the circuit and a third resistance in parallel with the circuit and measuring a second voltage at the common node between the first resistance and the second resistance in order to determine a mathematical relationship between the third resistance and at least one of the first resistance and the second resistance, and based on at least the measurement of the first voltage and the measurement of the second voltage, determining the first resistance and the second resistance as a function of the third resistance.

    CIRCUITRY FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210351753A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17233811

    申请日:2021-04-19

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to circuitry for providing an output voltage. The circuitry comprises: voltage generator circuitry configured to provide an output voltage to an output node of the circuitry; current limiter circuitry operable to perform current limiting so as to limit a current supplied at the output node of the circuitry; detection circuitry configured to output a detection signal when a load voltage across a load coupled to the output node of the circuitry reaches a target voltage; and delay circuitry configured to receive the detection signal and to output a control signal to deactivate current limiting by the current limiter circuitry after a predetermined delay period after receiving the detection signal.

    CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUITRY
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220353970A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17860918

    申请日:2022-07-08

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to current control circuitry for controlling a current through a load, the current control circuitry comprising: amplifier circuitry; reference voltage generator circuitry configured to supply a fixed reference voltage to a first input of the amplifier circuitry; an output stage comprising: a control terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier circuitry; a current input terminal configured to be coupled to the load; a current output terminal; a clock-controlled variable resistance coupled to the current output terminal of the output stage, wherein a resistance of the variable resistance is based on a digital code input to the variable resistance; and a feedback path between the current output terminal of the output stage and a second terminal of the amplifier circuitry for providing a feedback voltage to a second input of the amplifier circuitry.

    MULTI-PATH DIGITATION BASED ON INPUT SIGNAL FIDELITY AND OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180046239A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-15

    申请号:US15233624

    申请日:2016-08-10

    Abstract: A system may include a plurality of processing paths and a controller. The processing paths may include a first processing path configured to generate a first digital signal based on an analog input signal and one or more other processing paths each configured to consume a smaller amount of power than the first processing path, and each configured to generate a respective digital signal based on the analog input signal, wherein one of the other processing paths has a noise floor based on fidelity characteristics of the analog input signal or subsequent processing requirements of a digital output signal generated from at least one of the first digital signal and the respective digital signals. The controller may be configured to select one of the first digital signal and the respective digital signals as the digital output signal of the processing system based on a magnitude of the analog input signal.

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