摘要:
A mixer circuit according to the present invention includes a first differential transistor pair of two transistors, a second differential transistor pair of two transistors, an impedance element connected to the first differential transistor pair, an impedance element connected to the second differential transistor pair, an inductor connected to nodes A, B, a current source connected to node A, a current source connected to node B, and a capacitor. A mixer circuit with high conversion gain and small distortion can be obtained.
摘要:
There is provided a frequency voltage converter comprises a first transmission line for transmitting an input signal and a second transmission line provided with a delay line circuit, a third transmission line for transmitting a reference signal and a fourth transmission line provided with a delay line circuit, a mixer circuit, and a locked loop having a control circuit for outputting the same control signal to control portions of both delay line circuits so that the amount of a delay by the delay line circuit reaches one cycle of the reference signal, thereby holding linearity with respect to the frequency of a modulated wave signal and executing frequency voltage conversion even when a center frequency is low.
摘要:
An A/D converter simplifies its circuit configuration without deteriorating accuracy in A/D conversion. A circuit is formed of a folding and interpolation type. A gain-variable pre-amplifier group 11 amplifies each of reference voltages Vref1 to VrefN and an analog input voltage Vin, to output the result to a folding amplifier group 12, while a gain-variable pre-amplifier group 21 amplifies each of reference voltages Vrr1 to VrrJ and the analog input voltage Vin, to output the result to a comparator group 24. Each of pre-amplifiers constituting the gain-variable pre-amplifier groups 11 and 21 has an amplification factor that varies in upper and lower comparison periods according to a clock control signal .PHI.cnt.
摘要:
A voltage generating circuit, in which the influence of offset of an amplifier on an output voltage is reduced, has first and second bipolar transistors (Q1, Q2) having emitter terminals at the same electric potential. A base terminal of Q1 is disposed on a collector side of Q2. A first resistance element connects the collector side of Q2 with the base side of Q2; and a second resistance element (R1) connects a collector side of Q1 to R2. A third resistance element (R3) connects a base terminal of Q2 with the electric potential of the emitter terminals. An amplifier (A1) outputs a voltage based on a voltage difference between the collector sides of Q1 and Q2; and a voltage-current converting section (MP1, MP2) converts amplifier output into a current supplied to the connection node of R1 and R2. A voltage is then output on the basis of the generated current.
摘要:
A current source block and a negative resistance generation block are connected in parallel. The negative resistance generation block generates a negative resistance in response to the minute variations of an output voltage. Thus the output resistance of a current source circuit is given by the combined resistance of the negative resistance and the resistance of a resistor in the current source block connected in parallel. The resistance of the resistor in the current source block and the negative resistance are controlled to be substantially the same to thereby increase the output resistance of the current source circuit. The current source circuit serves to increase an output resistance when viewed from an differential output terminal. As a result, use of this current source circuit realizes a differential amplifier providing a high gain.
摘要:
A successive approximation A/D converter includes first and second S/H and comparators sampling and holding first and second external analog input voltages simultaneously and comparing the held, first and second external analog input voltages with a reference voltage to output first and second signals having levels corresponding to resultant comparisons, and a reference voltage generator operative in response to the first and second signals to generate the reference voltage. The two S/H and comparators share the single reference voltage generator. A reduced chip area can be achieved.
摘要:
A current driven D/A converter sets an OFF control voltage (BIAS3) for turning off NMOS transistors M12P, M12N, M22P, M22N, M32P and M32N at a voltage close to an ON control voltage (BIAS2). This makes it possible to reduce the swing of the control voltage (ON control voltage—OFF control voltage) of the NMOS transistors, and hence to reduce the noise due to charge injections through parasitic capacitances, and noise of a ground voltage or power supply voltage due to flowing of discharge currents from the parasitic capacitances to the ground or power supply at turn off of the transistors, thereby being able to offer a high performance current driven D/A converter.
摘要:
A gate electrode has a relatively long gate length of e.g., about 10 &mgr;m. In a region immediately above the gate electrode which is sandwiched between first-layer metals provided is a metal dummy pattern having a width in the first direction and extending in the second direction perpendicular to a direction of gate length (direction of current flow). Moreover, a geometric center of the metal dummy pattern in the second direction is equal to a geometric center of the gate electrode in the second direction. This maintains the symmetry in shape of the metal dummy pattern as viewed from the gate electrode. Such a structure can make deterioration in characteristics of a plurality of elements uniform while maintaining the essential effect of a metal CMP.
摘要:
A current generator (CG) is composed of a constant-current-source transistor M1, and transistors (M2, M3). On receipt of control signals (VG2, VG3) respectively from a driver circuit (not shown), the transistors (M2, M3) complementarily operate to function as current switches. Then, damping resistance (R3) is provided between the drain electrode of the transistor (M3) and an output terminal ({overscore (IT)}). The output terminal ({overscore (IT)}) is connected to a ground (GND), while an output terminal (IT) is grounded via an external terminal (R2). Such a structure allows a semiconductor integrated circuit device to reduce its output ringing and further to suppress imperfections resulting from the adoption of the structure to reduce the ringing.
摘要:
An output signal gain is improved by a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a mixer circuit having an upper-stage transistor circuit to which a local signal is inputted and a lower-stage transistor circuit to which an RF signal is inputted, wherein a first resistance and a second resistance serving as a load are connected between the upper-stage transistor circuit and supply voltage, and a result of multiplication operation performed via the upper-stage transistor circuit and the lower-stage transistor circuit is made to appear as a first signal and a second signal at the first resistance and the second resistance respectively on the basis of the supply voltage; an emitter follower circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor for respectively receiving outputs from the first resistance and the second resistance and outputting a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal that have been subjected to impedance conversion on the basis of the supply voltage; and an operational amplifier circuit for receiving the first amplified signal on an inverting input side via an input resistance and the second amplified signal on a non-inverting input side, the operational amplifier circuit including a feedback resistance for connecting its output side and the inverting input side provided with the input resistance.