Time interleaved digital signal processing in a read channel with reduced noise configuration
    1.
    发明授权
    Time interleaved digital signal processing in a read channel with reduced noise configuration 有权
    在具有降低的噪声配置的读通道中的时间交错数字信号处理

    公开(公告)号:US06496550B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-17

    申请号:US09444340

    申请日:1999-11-19

    IPC分类号: H04L2708

    CPC分类号: G11B20/10277 G11B20/10509

    摘要: A read and analog-to-digital data conversion channel includes an input circuit receiving an input data stream, and a time interleaved analog-to-digital converter connected to the input circuit. The time interleaved analog-to-digital converter includes a pair of analog-to-digital converters functioning in parallel and at half the clock frequency. A signal path through the time interleaved analog-to-digital converter is subdivided into two parallel paths through the pair of analog-to-digital converters. There is a first path for even bits and a second path for odd bits. A digital post-processing circuit is connected to the two parallel paths of the time interleaved analog-to-digital converter, and has an output providing a reconstructed data stream. At least one adjusting digital-to-analog converter is connected between the digital post-processing circuit and the input circuit for control thereof. The conversion channel further includes an offset circuit for compensating an offset in the pair of analog-to-digital converters in the time interleaved analog-to-digital converter. The offset circuit is controlled by the digital post-processing circuit, and includes first and second distinct offset compensating circuits independently controlled by the digital post-processing circuit.

    摘要翻译: 读取和模数转换数据转换通道包括接收输入数据流的输入电路和连接到输入电路的时间交错模数转换器。 时间交织的模数转换器包括并行和半个时钟频率工作的一对模 - 数转换器。 通过时间交织的模数转换器的信号路径被分成通过该对模数转换器的两条并行路径。 有一个偶数位的第一个路径,奇数位的第二个路径。 数字后处理电路连接到时间交错模数转换器的两个并行路径,并且具有提供重构数据流的输出。 至少一个调节数模转换器连接在数字后处理电路和输入电路之间,用于控制。 转换通道还包括用于补偿时间交织模数转换器中的该对模数转换器中的偏移的偏移电路。 偏移电路由数字后处理电路控制,并且包括由数字后处理电路独立控制的第一和第二不同偏移补偿电路。

    Phase locked loop and associated control method
    2.
    发明授权
    Phase locked loop and associated control method 有权
    锁相环和相关控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US06466097B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-15

    申请号:US09421643

    申请日:1999-10-20

    IPC分类号: H03L706

    CPC分类号: H03L7/0893 H03L7/0896

    摘要: A phase locked loop is provided that includes a phase comparator, a charge pump circuit, a loop filter, and a voltage controlled oscillator. The charge pump circuit includes two symmetric branches, feedback paths, and circuit breaking switches. Each of the symmetric branches has a constant current generator and a pulsed current generator, with one terminal of the loop filter being connected to one of the symmetric branches and the other terminal of the loop filter being connected to the other of the symmetric branches. The feedback paths control the constant current generators based on voltages at the terminals of the loop filter, and each of the circuit breaking switches couple one of the pulsed current generators and the corresponding terminal of the loop filter. The pulsed current generators supply a first current whose amplitude is proportional to an amplitude of a second current supplied by the constant current generators through the duty cycle of the first current. In a preferred embodiment, the circuit breaking switches are controlled by phase error signals from the phase comparator. A method for controlling a charge pump circuit in a phase locked loop is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一个锁相环,其包括相位比较器,电荷泵电路,环路滤波器和压控振荡器。 电荷泵电路包括两个对称分支,反馈路径和断路开关。 每个对称分支具有恒定电流发生器和脉冲电流发生器,环路滤波器的一个端子连接到一个对称分支,并且环路滤波器的另一个端子连接到另一个对称分支。 反馈路径基于环路滤波器的端子处的电压来控制恒定电流发生器,并且每个断路开关耦合脉冲电流发生器中的一个和环路滤波器的相应端子。 脉冲电流发生器通过第一电流的占空比来提供其振幅与由恒定电流发生器提供的第二电流的振幅成比例的第一电流。 在优选实施例中,断路开关由来自相位比较器的相位误差信号控制。 还提供了一种用于控制锁相环中的电荷泵电路的方法。

    Analog-to-digital flash converter for generating a thermometric digital code
    3.
    发明授权
    Analog-to-digital flash converter for generating a thermometric digital code 有权
    用于产生温度数字代码的模拟 - 数字闪存转换器

    公开(公告)号:US06346905B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-12

    申请号:US09447065

    申请日:1999-11-22

    IPC分类号: H03M1300

    CPC分类号: H03M1/0809 H03M1/365

    摘要: A flash analog-to-digital converter includes a bank of comparators with a differential output, generating a thermometric code, and a bank of three-input logic NOR gates. The converter has enhanced immunity to noise and reduced imprecisions by providing for a passive interface including a plurality of voltage dividers each connected between the noninverted output of a respective comparator and the inverted output of the comparator of higher order of the bank. A corresponding logic NOR gate of the bank has a first input coupled to the inverted output of the respective comparator, a second input coupled to the noninverted output of the comparator of higher order and a third input coupled to an intermediate node of the voltage divider.

    摘要翻译: 闪存模数转换器包括具有差分输出的一组比较器,产生测温代码和一组三输入逻辑或非门。 通过提供包括多个分压器的无源接口,每个连接在相应比较器的非反相输出端和该组的较高阶比较器的反相输出端之间,该转换器具有增强的抗噪声能力和减小的不精确性。 该组的对应逻辑或非门具有耦合到相应比较器的反相输出的第一输入,耦合到高阶比较器的非反相输出的第二输入和耦合到分压器的中间节点的第三输入。

    High frequency track and hold full-wave rectifier
    4.
    发明授权
    High frequency track and hold full-wave rectifier 有权
    高频跟踪和保持全波整流器

    公开(公告)号:US06654192B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-25

    申请号:US09294642

    申请日:1999-04-19

    IPC分类号: G11B509

    CPC分类号: G01R19/22

    摘要: A full-wave rectifier for monitoring the amplitude of a differential analog signal includes a differential Track&Hold stage controlled by a first differential logic timing signal tracking the differential analog input signal during a tracking phase that corresponds to a high logic stage of the first differential timing signal. This produces a differential output signal that is a replica of the input signal and the signal is stored during a successive storing phase that corresponds to a low logic state of the first differential timing signal. A first differential output amplifier includes inputs coupled to the output of the Track&Hold stage. A differential bistable circuit, controlled by a second differential logic timing signal, includes inputs coupled to the differential outputs of the first amplifier and produces a third differential logic control signal. A second multiplexed amplifier, controlled by the third differential control signal, includes inputs coupled to the output of the Track&Hold stage and produces a differential analog signal having an amplitude function corresponding to the amplitude of the differential input signal. A timing circuit receives at an input a differential logic synchronizing signal and generates the first differential timing signal of the Track&Hold stage and the second differential timing signal of the bistable circuit.

    摘要翻译: 用于监视差分模拟信号的幅度的全波整流器包括差分跟踪和保持级,该差分跟踪保持级由跟踪第一差分定时信号的高逻辑级的跟踪阶段期间的差分模拟输入信号的第一差分逻辑定时信号控制 。 这产生作为输入信号的副本的差分输出信号,并且在对应于第一差分定时信号的低逻辑状态的连续存储阶段期间存储信号。 第一差分输出放大器包括耦合到跟踪和保持级的输出的输入。 由第二差分逻辑定时信号控制的差分双稳态电路包括耦合到第一放大器的差分输出并输出第三差分逻辑控制信号的输入。 由第三差分控制信号控制的第二多路复用放大器包括耦合到跟踪和保持级的输出的输入,并且产生具有对应于差分输入信号的幅度的幅度函数的差分模拟信号。 定时电路在输入端接收差分逻辑同步信号,并产生跟踪和保持级的第一差分定时信号和双稳态电路的第二差分定时信号。

    High-speed differential decoder with reduced area consumption
    5.
    发明授权
    High-speed differential decoder with reduced area consumption 有权
    高速差分解码器,减少面积消耗

    公开(公告)号:US06215436B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-10

    申请号:US09296985

    申请日:1999-04-22

    IPC分类号: H03M136

    CPC分类号: H03M7/165 H03M1/365

    摘要: A differential decoder has a wide output dynamic range and reduced area consumption. The decoder includes a plurality of inputs which are correlated to a plurality of output lines. The output lines are driven by respective NPN type bipolar transistors which are connected to the output lines by their emitters while the input signals are fed to their bases. The decoder also includes a plurality of additional output lines which are complementary to the output lines and another plurality of NPN type bipolar transistors which are suitable to drive the additional output lines. The additional bipolar transistors are connected to the additional output lines through their emitter terminals, and are connected to the base and collector terminals of the bipolar transistors that drive the output lines, through their base and collector terminals.

    摘要翻译: 差分解码器具有宽的输出动态范围和减少的面积消耗。 解码器包括与多条输出线相关联的多个输入。 输出线由相应的NPN型双极晶体管驱动,它们通过其发射极连接到输出线,同时将输入信号馈送到它们的基极。 解码器还包括与输出线互补的多个附加输出线和适于驱动附加输出线的另外多个NPN型双极晶体管。 附加的双极晶体管通过其发射极端子连接到附加输出线,并且通过其基极和集电极端子连接到驱动输出线的双极晶体管的基极和集电极端子。

    Analog equalization low pass filter structure
    6.
    发明授权
    Analog equalization low pass filter structure 有权
    模拟均衡低通滤波器结构

    公开(公告)号:US06362681B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-26

    申请号:US09461782

    申请日:1999-12-15

    IPC分类号: H03K500

    CPC分类号: H03H11/0422

    摘要: A low pass filter with programmable equalization includes at least one biquadratic cell and a converter of the input voltage into a current, proportional to the derivative of the input voltage, that is injected on a node of the biquadratic cell to introduce two real and opposed zeros in the transfer function of the filter. The low pass filter includes two structurally similar circuits functionally connected in cascade. Each circuit includes a biquadratic cell and an input stage having two outputs injecting, through a first current output, the current to an input capacitor of the respective biquadratic cell, by a direct coupling in a first of the two circuits and in an inverted manner in the second of the two circuits. A second voltage output is coupled to an input of the respective biquadratic cell.

    摘要翻译: 具有可编程均衡的低通滤波器包括至少一个二次电池和将输入电压转换为与输入电压的导数成比例的电流的转换器,其被注入到二次电池的节点上以引入两个实际和相对的零 在滤波器的传递函数中。 低通滤波器包括在功能上串联连接的两个结构相似的电路。 每个电路包括一个二次电池单元和一个具有两个输出端的输入级,输出端通过第一电流输出将电流通过两个电路中的第一个电路中的直接耦合并以相反的方式在相应的二次电池单元的输入电容器中注入 这两个电路中的第二个。 第二电压输出耦合到相应的双二次电池的输入端。

    Reduced current quadratic digital/analog converter with improved
settling-time
    7.
    发明授权
    Reduced current quadratic digital/analog converter with improved settling-time 失效
    减少电流二次数字/模拟转换器,提高了建立时间

    公开(公告)号:US5748128A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-05

    申请号:US645457

    申请日:1996-05-13

    CPC分类号: H03M1/664 G06J1/00 H03M1/785

    摘要: A digital/analog quadratic converter (DACQ) composed by a pair of linear converters connected in cascade has a direct coupling of the output node of the first converter (DAC1) with a node of a R-2R type resistive network of the second converter (DAC2) corresponding to the LSB stage of the R-2R type resistive network. High impedance nodes, notably the input node of the second linear converter, are advantageously eliminated from the "current path" thus markedly reducing the problems of relatively long settling times of high impedance nodes (having intrinsically large parasitic capacitances associated therewith). The peculiar architecture of the quadratic converter provides also for a remarkable simplification of the circuit.

    摘要翻译: 由串联连接的一对线性转换器组成的数字/模拟二次转换器(DACQ)具有第一转换器(DAC1)的输出节点与第二转换器的R-2R型电阻网络的节点的直接耦合 DAC2)对应于R-2R型电阻网络的LSB级。 有利地,从“电流路径”消除高阻抗节点,特别是第二线性转换器的输入节点,从而显着地减少了高阻抗节点(具有与其相关的本质上大的寄生电容)的较长建立时间的问题。 二次转换器的独特结构也为电路的显着简化提供了依据。

    Circuit and method for determining the position of a read head for a magnetic disk drive device
    8.
    发明授权
    Circuit and method for determining the position of a read head for a magnetic disk drive device 有权
    用于确定用于磁盘驱动装置的读取头的位置的电路​​和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06204990B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-20

    申请号:US09412080

    申请日:1999-10-04

    IPC分类号: G11B5596

    摘要: A servo-demodulator for a pair of alternating signals generated by a magnetic disc read head and indicative of the position of the read head in relation to the center of a recorded track. The servo-demodulator comprises a peak detector for successively and individually sampling the amplitude of each of a plurality of peaks of the pair of alternating signals, and a capacitor periodically connected to the output of the peak detector by a control logic for deriving a weighted average of the various successively sampled amplitudes. In this manner, the control logic obtains an averaged measure of amplitude with high immunity to noise.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于由磁盘读取头产生的一对交替信号的伺服解调器,并且指示读取头相对于记录轨道的中心的位置。 伺服解调器包括峰值检测器,用于连续和单独地采样该对交变信号的多个峰值中的每一个的振幅;以及电容器,通过用于导出加权平均值的控制逻辑周期性地连接到峰值检测器的输出端 的各种连续采样幅度。 以这种方式,控制逻辑获得具有高抗噪声能力的幅度的平均测量值。

    Low consumption analog multiplier
    10.
    发明授权
    Low consumption analog multiplier 失效
    低功耗模拟乘法器

    公开(公告)号:US5714903A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-03

    申请号:US575872

    申请日:1995-12-21

    IPC分类号: G06G7/16 G06G7/163 G06F7/44

    CPC分类号: G06G7/163

    摘要: An analog multiplier includes at least a differential output stage formed by a pair of emitter-coupled bipolar transistors. Each transistor of the pair of emitter-coupled bipolar transistors is driven by a predistortion stage having a reciprocal of a hyperbolic tangent transfer function that is attributable to the base currents of the bipolar transistors used in the predistortion stage. The error in the output signal produced by the analog multiplier is compensated by generating replicas of the base currents of the bipolar transistors of the differential output stage and forcing those replica currents on the output node of a respective predistortion stage. Various embodiments that consume different amounts of power are described.

    摘要翻译: 模拟乘法器至少包括由一对发射极耦合双极晶体管形成的差分输出级。 一对发射极耦合双极晶体管中的每个晶体管由具有双曲正切传递函数的倒数的预失真级驱动,该双曲正切转移函数归因于在预失真级中使用的双极型晶体管的基极电流。 由模拟乘法器产生的输出信号中的误差通过产生差分输出级的双极晶体管的基极电流的副本并且迫使在相应的预失真级的输出节点上的那些复制电流来补偿。 描述消耗不同功率量的各种实施例。