公开(公告)号：US07215218B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US10984771

申请日：2004-11-10

申请人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Carl W. Pobanz

发明人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Carl W. Pobanz

IPC分类号： H01P5/10

CPC分类号： H05K1/0239 ,  H01P5/10 ,  H05K2201/10015

摘要： The invention is a balun transformer that converts a single-ended (or unbalanced) signal to a differential (or balanced) signal. The balun is a printed metal pattern on a circuit board in conjunction with several low cost chip capacitors and a low cost chip inductor. The balun transformer is a modified Marchand balun that is implemented using printed transmission lines. The balun has a plurality of coupled transmission lines to improve tolerances to variations in PC board fabrication. To make the balun compact, it is electrically lengthened through the use of capacitive loading, which reduces the required physical size. Additionally, the capacitors increase the bandwidth due to the resonant interaction between the short inductive balun and the capacitors that are placed in series with the input and the output.

摘要翻译： 本发明是将单端（或不平衡）信号转换为差分（或平衡）信号的平衡 - 不平衡变压器。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器是电路板上的印刷金属图案，结合几个低成本芯片电容器和低成本芯片电感器。 平衡 - 不平衡变压器是采用印刷传输线实现的经修改的Marchand平衡 - 不平衡变压器。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器具有多个耦合传输线，以改善对PC板制造变化的公差。 为了使平衡 - 不平衡变压器紧凑，通过使用电容负载来电延长，这减少了所需的物理尺寸。 此外，由于短路感应平衡 - 不平衡变压器和与输入和输出串联放置的电容器之间的谐振相互作用，电容器增加了带宽。

公开(公告)号：US07071798B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-04

申请号：US10994633

申请日：2004-11-23

申请人： Ramon A. Gomez ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Sung-Hsien Chang ,  Carl W. Pobanz

发明人： Ramon A. Gomez ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Sung-Hsien Chang ,  Carl W. Pobanz

IPC分类号： H01P7/00 ,  H01P1/20

CPC分类号： H01P7/00 ,  H01P1/20 ,  H01P1/203 ,  H01P1/20381 ,  H05K1/165

摘要： A printed bandpass filter is mounted on a precision substrate to eliminate the need for post-fabrication tuning. The filter input is capacitively coupled to a series of quarter wavelength resonators and the filter output. The quarter wavelength resonators are printed as spirals to reduce filter size. The resonators define the bandpass characteristics of the filter. The filter also weakly couples the input signal to the filter output in a manner to cancel the signal image. Mechanical clips mitigate thermal stress on solder connections when the precision substrate is mounted on a second printed circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US07084720B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-01

申请号：US10040376

申请日：2002-01-09

申请人： Ramon A. Gomez ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Sung-Hsien Chang ,  Carl W. Pobanz

发明人： Ramon A. Gomez ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Sung-Hsien Chang ,  Carl W. Pobanz

IPC分类号： H01P1/20

CPC分类号： H01P7/00 ,  H01P1/20 ,  H01P1/203 ,  H01P1/20381 ,  H05K1/165

摘要： A printed bandpass filter is mounted on a precision substrate to eliminate the need for post-fabrication tuning. The filter input is capacitively coupled to a series of quarter wavelength resonators and the filter output. The quarter wavelength resonators are printed as spirals to reduce filter size. The resonators define the bandpass characteristics of the filter. The filter also weakly couples the input signal to the filter output in a manner to cancel the signal image. Mechanical clips mitigate thermal stress on solder connections when the precision substrate is mounted on a second printed circuit board.

摘要翻译： 印刷的带通滤波器安装在精密基板上，以消除对制造后调谐的需要。 滤波器输入电容耦合到一系列四分之一波长谐振器和滤波器输出。 四分之一波长谐振器被打印为螺旋线以减小滤波器尺寸。 谐振器定义滤波器的带通特性。 滤波器也以以消除信号图像的方式将输入信号弱耦合到滤波器输出。 当精密基板安装在第二印刷电路板上时，机械夹可减轻焊接连接处的热应力。

公开(公告)号：US06819199B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US09892755

申请日：2001-06-28

申请人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Carl W. Pobanz

发明人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Carl W. Pobanz

IPC分类号： H01P510

CPC分类号： H05K1/0239 ,  H01P5/10 ,  H05K2201/10015

摘要： The invention is a balun transformer that converts a single-ended (or unbalanced) signal to a differential (or balanced) signal. The balun is a printed metal pattern on a circuit board in conjunction with several low cost chip capacitors and a low cost chip inductor. The balun transformer is a modified Marchand balun that is implemented using printed transmission lines. The balun has a plurality of coupled transmission lines to improve tolerances to variations in PC board fabrication. To make the balun compact, it is electrically lengthened through the use of capacitive loading, which reduces the required physical size. Additionally, the capacitors increase the bandwidth due to the resonant interaction between the short inductive balun and the capacitors that are placed in series with the input and the output.

摘要翻译： 本发明是将单端（或不平衡）信号转换为差分（或平衡）信号的平衡 - 不平衡变压器。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器是电路板上的印刷金属图案，结合几个低成本芯片电容器和低成本芯片电感器。 平衡 - 不平衡变压器是采用印刷传输线实现的经修改的Marchand平衡 - 不平衡变压器。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器具有多个耦合传输线，以改善对PC板制造变化的公差。 为了使平衡 - 不平衡变压器紧凑，通过使用电容负载来电延长，这减少了所需的物理尺寸。 此外，由于短路感应平衡 - 不平衡变压器和与输入和输出串联放置的电容器之间的谐振相互作用，电容器增加了带宽。

公开(公告)号：US20130021100A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-24

申请号：US13614811

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Adel FANOUS ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Donald McMullin

发明人： Adel FANOUS ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Donald McMullin

IPC分类号： H03F3/45 ,  H03G3/00

CPC分类号： H03F3/45183 ,  H03F3/45201 ,  H03F3/45475 ,  H03F2200/294 ,  H03F2200/372 ,  H03F2203/45302 ,  H03F2203/45311 ,  H03F2203/45464 ,  H03F2203/45466 ,  H03F2203/45638 ,  H03F2203/45696 ,  H03G1/0029 ,  H03G3/3036 ,  H03G3/3052

摘要： An active splitter circuit arrangement includes a first amplification module having a number of first input ports and first output ports. The first amplification module is configured to provide first stage amplification to a received input signal and produce from the amplified input signal a number of output signals, each substantially matching the input signal. Also included is a first gain control device configured to control a gain of the first amplification module. Next, a number of second amplification modules corresponding to the number of output signals has a number of second input ports respectively coupled to the first output ports. Each second amplification module is configured to receive a control signal from the second gain control device, provide second stage amplification to a corresponding one of the number of output signals based upon the control signal and produce an amplified output signal.

摘要翻译： 主动分路器电路装置包括具有多个第一输入端口和第一输出端口的第一放大模块。 第一放大模块被配置为向接收到的输入信号提供第一级放大，并且从放大的输入信号产生多个输出信号，每个输出信号基本上匹配输入信号。 还包括被配置为控制第一放大模块的增益的第一增益控制装置。 接下来，对应于输出信号数量的多个第二放大模块具有分别耦合到第一输出端口的多个第二输入端口。 每个第二放大模块被配置为从第二增益控制装置接收控制信号，基于控制信号向输出信号的数量对应的一个提供第二级放大，并产生放大的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US08320864B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-27

申请号：US12503232

申请日：2009-07-15

申请人： Adel Fanous ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Donald McMullin

发明人： Adel Fanous ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns ,  Donald McMullin

IPC分类号： H04B1/06 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04B1/16

CPC分类号： H03F3/45183 ,  H03F3/45201 ,  H03F3/45475 ,  H03F2200/294 ,  H03F2200/372 ,  H03F2203/45302 ,  H03F2203/45311 ,  H03F2203/45464 ,  H03F2203/45466 ,  H03F2203/45638 ,  H03F2203/45696 ,  H03G1/0029 ,  H03G3/3036 ,  H03G3/3052

摘要： An active splitter circuit arrangement includes a first amplification module having a number of first input ports and first output ports. The first amplification module is configured to provide first stage amplification to a received input signal and produce from the amplified input signal a number of output signals, each substantially matching the input signal. Also included is a first gain control device having a number of gain input ports respectively coupled to the first output ports and a gain output port coupled to at least one of the first input ports. The first gain control device is configured to control a gain of the first amplification module. Next, a number of second amplification modules corresponding to the number of output signals has a number of second input ports respectively coupled to the first output ports. Each second amplification module is configured to receive a control signal from the second gain control device, provide second stage amplification to a corresponding one of the number of output signals based upon the control signal and produce an amplified output signal.

摘要翻译： 主动分路器电路装置包括具有多个第一输入端口和第一输出端口的第一放大模块。 第一放大模块被配置为向接收到的输入信号提供第一级放大，并且从放大的输入信号产生多个输出信号，每个输出信号基本上匹配输入信号。 还包括具有分别耦合到第一输出端口的多个增益输入端口和耦合到至少一个第一输入端口的增益输出端口的第一增益控制装置。 第一增益控制装置被配置为控制第一放大模块的增益。 接下来，对应于输出信号数量的多个第二放大模块具有分别耦合到第一输出端口的多个第二输入端口。 每个第二放大模块被配置为从第二增益控制装置接收控制信号，基于控制信号向输出信号的数量对应的一个提供第二级放大，并产生放大的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20120229102A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13476170

申请日：2012-05-21

申请人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  David Fisher

发明人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  David Fisher

IPC分类号： G05F1/613

CPC分类号： H03K17/122 ,  H02M1/088 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H03K17/102 ,  H03K2217/0081

摘要： Another embodiment includes a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator includes a series switch element connected between a first voltage supply and a common node, the series switch element comprising an NMOS series switching transistor, a shunt switch element connected between the common node and a second voltage supply, the shunt switch element comprising an NMOS shunt switching transistor. The voltage regulator further includes means for closing the series switch element during a first period by applying a switching gate voltage to a gate of the NMOS series switch transistor of the series switch element, wherein the switching gate voltage has a voltage potential of at least a threshold voltage greater than a voltage potential of the common node, means for closing the shunt switch element during a second period, the shunt switch element comprising an NMOS shunt switching transistor.

摘要翻译： 另一实施例包括电压调节器。 电压调节器包括连接在第一电压源和公共节点之间的串联开关元件，串联开关元件包括NMOS串联开关晶体管，连接在公共节点和第二电压源之间的分流开关元件，分流开关元件包括 NMOS分流开关晶体管。 电压调节器还包括用于在第一周期期间通过向串联开关元件的NMOS串联开关晶体管的栅极施加开关栅极电压来闭合串联开关元件的装置，其中开关栅极电压具有至少一个 阈值电压大于公共节点的电压电位，用于在第二周期期间闭合分流开关元件的装置，所述分流开关元件包括NMOS分流开关晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US07969241B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-28

申请号：US12836923

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns

发明人： Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns

IPC分类号： H03G3/20

CPC分类号： H01L22/20 ,  G01R31/2607 ,  G01R31/30 ,  G01R31/31723 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H03F3/211 ,  H03G3/3036 ,  H03G3/3052 ,  H03G2201/307 ,  H04N5/4446 ,  H04N5/52 ,  H04N7/102 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) amplifies an input signal according to a gain, to produce an amplified signal. A detector module detects a power indicative of a power of the amplified signal. A comparator module compares the detected power to a high threshold, a low threshold and a target threshold intermediate the high and low thresholds. A controller module changes the gain of the VGA so as to drive the detected power in a direction toward the middle threshold when the comparator module indicates the detected power is not between the high and low thresholds.

摘要翻译： 可变增益放大器（VGA）根据增益放大输入信号，以产生放大信号。 检测器模块检测指示放大信号的功率的功率。 比较器模块将检测到的功率与高阈值和低阈值中间的高阈值，低阈值和目标阈值进行比较。 当比较器模块指示检测到的功率不在高阈值和低阈值之间时，控制器模块改变VGA的增益以驱动检测到的功率朝向中间阈值的方向。

公开(公告)号：US20100277235A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-04

申请号：US12836923

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns

发明人： Leonard Dauphinee ,  Lawrence M. Burns

IPC分类号： H03G3/30

CPC分类号： H01L22/20 ,  G01R31/2607 ,  G01R31/30 ,  G01R31/31723 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H03F3/211 ,  H03G3/3036 ,  H03G3/3052 ,  H03G2201/307 ,  H04N5/4446 ,  H04N5/52 ,  H04N7/102 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) amplifies an input signal according to a gain, to produce an amplified signal. A detector module detects a power indicative of a power of the amplified signal. A comparator module compares the detected power to a high threshold, a low threshold and a target threshold intermediate the high and low thresholds. A controller module changes the gain of the VGA so as to drive the detected power in a direction toward the middle threshold when the comparator module indicates the detected power is not between the high and low thresholds.

摘要翻译： 可变增益放大器（VGA）根据增益放大输入信号，以产生放大信号。 检测器模块检测指示放大信号的功率的功率。 比较器模块将检测到的功率与高阈值和低阈值中间的高阈值，低阈值和目标阈值进行比较。 当比较器模块指示检测到的功率不在高阈值和低阈值之间时，控制器模块改变VGA的增益以驱动检测到的功率朝向中间阈值的方向。

公开(公告)号：US07375540B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US10963639

申请日：2004-10-14

申请人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Ramon A. Gomez ,  James Y. C. Chang

发明人： Lawrence M. Burns ,  Leonard Dauphinee ,  Ramon A. Gomez ,  James Y. C. Chang

IPC分类号： G01R31/02 ,  G01R31/00

CPC分类号： H01L22/20 ,  G01R31/2607 ,  G01R31/30 ,  G01R31/31723 ,  H03F3/211 ,  H04N5/4446 ,  H04N5/52 ,  H04N7/102

摘要： A method and system for monitoring and compensating the performance of an operational circuit is provided. The system includes one or more integrated circuit chips and a controller. Each integrated circuit chip includes one or more operational circuits, each operational circuit having at least one controllable circuit parameter. Each integrated circuit chip also includes a process monitor module at least partially constructed thereon. The controller is coupled to each process monitor module and to each operational circuit. The controller includes logic for evaluating the performance of an operational circuit based on data obtained from process monitor module and operational circuit related data stored in a memory. Based on the evaluation, the controller determines whether any deviations from desired or optimal performance of the circuit exist. If deviations exist, the controller generates a control signal to initiate adjustments to the operational circuit to compensate for the deviations.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于监测和补偿操作电路的性能的方法和系统。 该系统包括一个或多个集成电路芯片和控制器。 每个集成电路芯片包括一个或多个操作电路，每个操作电路具有至少一个可控电路参数。 每个集成电路芯片还包括至少部分地构建在其上的过程监控模块。 控制器耦合到每个过程监控模块和每个操作电路。 控制器包括用于基于从存储在存储器中的过程监视模块和操作电路相关数据获得的数据来评估操作电路的性能的逻辑。 基于评估，控制器确定是否存在与电路的期望或最佳性能的任何偏差。 如果存在偏差，则控制器产生控制信号以启动对运算电路的调整以补偿偏差。