摘要:
A programmable VCO circuit (300, 700) and method of use are provided whereby a current proportional to the strength of the NMOS process used to fabricate the circuit may be subtracted from the control current derived at the circuit's input, to compensate for process variations. Also, a programmable VCO circuit (300) and method of use are provided whereby a current developed from one-half the supply voltage for the VCO circuit may be subtracted from the control current derived at the circuit's input, in order to cause programmed gain changes to occur about the center of the control voltage range, and minimize output "jitter" when the VCO is used in a phase-locked loop. A gain compensation circuit (800) is also provided to linearize the gain of the programmable VCO circuit (300) for higher control voltage levels and thereby extend the VCO's effective operating range.
摘要:
A programmable, electronic filter (10) includes a memory device such as a Read Only Memory ROM (22) for storing specific cut-off frequency adjustment data corresponding to various cut-off frequencies. The ROM (22) receives a ROM address (28) corresponding to a cut-off frequency signal (26). The ROM (22) generates a specific cut-off frequency adjustment value (30) for a digital-to-analog convertor (20) to produce an output reference current (34). A reference voltage (40), an error amplifier (14), a master transconductance element (16), and a capacitor (18) serve as a tuning loop and ultimately produce a control signal (38) in response to the output reference current (34). Control signal (38) serves as an input to slave filter (12) along with the cut-off frequency signal (26). The slave filter (12) may then serve as an electronic filter having the desired frequency-response characteristic. The slave filter (12) may then receive a slave filter input signal (44) and provide a filtered output signal (46) having an accurate frequency-response characteristic at the desired cut-off frequency.
摘要:
A constant capacitance programmable transconductance input stage (36) includes a first transconductance device (50), second transconductance device (52), and first switch (44) for providing a programmable input stage with a constant input capacitance. The first transconductance device (50) has two inputs and the second transconductance device (52) has two inputs. A first positive input (22) couples directly to one input of the first transconductance device (50) while a first negative input (23) couples directly to one input of the second transconductance device (52). The first positive input (22) and the first negative input (23) are switchably coupled to the remaining inputs of first transconductance device (50) and second transconductance device (52). Depending on the configuration of the first switch (44), either both transconductance devices contribute to the overall transconductance of constant capacitance programmable transconductance input stage (36) or neither does. In either event, the input capacitance remains constant.
摘要:
A programmably variable transconductance circuit (10) and method for varying its transconductance includes first and second current control input devices (16, 18), each having an input (17,19) to which a differential input voltage may be applied. A pair of current steering circuits (26, 28, 30, 32) are each connected in series with a respective one of the first and second current control devices (16, 18) for dividing respective currents in the first and second current control devices (16, 18) between a differential output current path (12, 14) and another current flow path, and a programmable voltage source (90) supplying V.sub.CONTROL is connected to control the current division by the current steering circuits (26, 28, 30, 32). The programmable voltage, V.sub.CONTROL, is provided by a programmable current control loop (90), which incorporates a master transconductance circuit, to establish a constant transconductance independently of temperature variations. A dynamically controllable resistance, such as an MOS transistor (24), or the like, is connected between the first and second current control input devices (16, 18), and a second voltage source (V.sub.GATE) is connected to the dynamically controllable resistance (24) to maintain the dynamically controllable resistance (24) at a constant value.
摘要:
Recently, there has been an increased desire to measure load currents of class-D amplifiers to improve performance. The traditional solution has been to include one or more discrete components in series with the load, but this degrades performance. Here, however, circuit is provided (which includes sample-and-hold circuit) that accurately measures load currents without inhibiting performance and that is not inhibited by the phase differences between the load voltage and load current.
摘要:
A system and method for driving a load at a desired operating level. A driver is connected to a load. The load can be selected from a plurality of loads by a selection system, such as a multiplexer, or a single load can be utilized. Feedback from the load is provided to the driver for achieving the desired operating level. A zero temperature coefficient resistance formed by two resistors having different resistances can be used so that the driver emulates an ideal resistor having a substantially zero temperature coefficient, providing a temperature independent current to the load.
摘要:
A control voltage window generator that tracks process, voltage supply, and temperature variations for a voltage controlled oscillator includes: a first transistor of a first conductivity type coupled between a supply voltage node and an upper control voltage node; and a second transistor of a second conductivity type coupled to the upper control voltage node to compensate for process variations in devices of the first conductivity type. Additionally, a target pull-in voltage generator includes circuitry for providing a pull-in control voltage that will always be inside the control voltage window, and also tracks process, voltage supply, and temperature variations.
摘要:
A gain controlled voltage controlled oscillator. A current controlled oscillator is adapted to provide an output signal oscillating at a frequency controllable by controlling a current applied thereto. A first current source provides a first control current controllable by controlling a voltage applied thereto that has a predetermined range. A first current mirror is adapted to mirror the control current to the current controlled oscillator. A second current source is adapted to provide a second control current for mirroring to the current controlled oscillator by the first current mirror when the control voltage is in a low portion of the range.
摘要:
A segmented current mode DAC (200) is disclosed herein having a current matching circuit (260) that compensates for the current mismatch produced by the transistors of each current source. This segmented current mode DAC (200) includes an input stage (210), a first and second controllable current source (270, 220), a current matching circuit (260), and an output switching network (272–274, 222–236). The first controllable current source (270) couples to receive a mirrored current as provided by the input stage (210) to provide a current source output controllable in current increments responsive to the M least significant bits for converting of the digital signal to analog form, where M is less than N. The second controllable current source (220) couples to receive the mirrored current to provide a current source output controllable in current increments responsive to the N−M most significant bits for converting of the digital signal to analog form. The current matching circuit (260) couple between the first and second controllable current sources (270,220) to match the current of the first controllable current source (270) and the second controllable current source (220). Specifically, the current matching circuit (260) connects between each sub-DAC (270,220) to force the drain-to-source voltage of a transistor (252) representing the first bit of the MSB binary weighted sub-DAC (220) to be the same as the drain-to-source voltage of the transistor (278) representing the LSB thermometer decoded sub-DAC (270).
摘要:
A hard disk drive system (10) has a read/write head (12) coupled to a read channel circuit (23) in an integrated circuit (13). The read channel circuit includes a bipolar transconductance-C filter (26) having at least one capacitor (27) with a capacitance value that may vary from an intended value. A temperature compensating voltage (VPTAT) is converted to a first current, a programming circuit (51) produces a second current (IPROG) as a function of the first current and a digital compensating input (54), and the second current is converted to a voltage (61) and used to control characteristics of the filter circuit. A trimming circuit (46) shunts away from the programming circuit a portion of the current generated by the voltage-to-current converter circuit, which portion is defined by a digital trim input (48).