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公开(公告)号:US20210036674A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US16668557
申请日:2019-10-30
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Cornel D. STANESCU , Cristian Marian DINCA , Gerald William STEELE
Abstract: An instrumentation amplifier with an electronically adjustable gain is disclosed. The gain is adjusted by electronically controlling a resistance coupled to a feedback portion of the instrumentation amplifier. The resistance is adjusted by switches controlled by resistor-control signals references to a common mode voltage appearing at the input of the instrumentation amplifier. Accordingly, the instrumentation amplifier is capable of accommodating a high voltage range of common mode voltages while still providing controllable gain.
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公开(公告)号:US20240313719A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-19
申请号:US18185441
申请日:2023-03-17
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Cornel D. STANESCU , Adrian Constantin VESELU
CPC classification number: H03F3/393 , G01R19/0023 , H03F3/45475 , H03F2203/45248
Abstract: A high-voltage chopper-stabilized amplifier can include two paths to compensate for non-ideal electrical parameters. A first path, leading to a primary input of the amplifier, may include a first mux interface circuit to limit voltages at the primary input of the amplifier. A second path, leading to an auxiliary input of the amplifier, may include a chopper amplifier circuit. Despite the first mux interface circuit, a slew condition on the first path may excite a current in the second path that can negatively affect the signal source. Accordingly, the disclosed amplifier further includes a second mux interface circuit that can decouple the second path while a slew condition. The second mux interface circuit is driven by a window floating comparator, which is supplied according to the voltages on primary input. A settling enhancer circuit keeps, during slew condition, certain nodes on the second path at a reference voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20160173037A1
公开(公告)日:2016-06-16
申请号:US14967529
申请日:2015-12-14
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Razvan PUSCASU , Cornel D. STANESCU , Laurentiu O. CREOSTEANU , Pavel BRINZOI
CPC classification number: H03F3/45748 , G01R1/203 , G01R19/0092 , H03F1/0205 , H03F1/523 , H03F3/211 , H03F3/45 , H03F3/45179 , H03F3/45273 , H03F3/45381 , H03F3/45479 , H03F2200/261 , H03F2200/444 , H03F2200/462 , H03F2203/45116 , H03F2203/45118 , H03F2203/45528 , H03F2203/45571 , H03F2203/45594 , H03F2203/45674
Abstract: A method for adjusting common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) and gain error of a current sense (CS) amplifier, comprising: measuring a first referred to input (RTI) offset voltage while presenting a given common mode (CM) input voltage; adding a first trim resistor of a plurality of selectable trim resistors within an adjustable feedback resistor chain to a feedback electrical path; measuring a second RTI offset voltage while presenting the given CM input voltage; estimating, based upon the first and second RTI offset voltages, a third RTI offset voltage value that would result by adding a second trim resistor of the plurality of selectable trim resistors to the feedback electrical path; using the first, second and third RTI offset voltage values to identify the combination of selectable trim resistors that achieves an RTI offset voltage closest to zero volts; and adding the identified selectable trim resistors to the feedback electrical path.
Abstract translation: 一种用于调节电流检测(CS)放大器的共模抑制比(CMRR)和增益误差的方法,包括:在呈现给定共模(CM)输入电压的同时测量第一参考输入(RTI)偏移电压; 将多个可选修整电阻器的第一微调电阻器添加到可调反馈电阻器链中到反馈电路径; 在呈现给定CM输入电压的同时测量第二RTI偏移电压; 基于所述第一和第二RTI偏移电压估计将通过将所述多个可选修整电阻器的第二调整电阻器添加到所述反馈电路径而产生的第三RTI偏移电压值; 使用第一,第二和第三RTI偏移电压值来识别实现最接近零伏的RTI偏移电压的可选择的微调电阻器的组合; 并将所识别的可选修整电阻器添加到反馈电路径。
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公开(公告)号:US20220069789A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-03
申请号:US17304132
申请日:2021-06-15
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Cornel D. STANESCU
Abstract: A differential operational transconductance amplifier, or DOTA, intended to be used in zero-drift precision operational amplifiers as chopper amplifier stage is disclosed. The DOTA is configured to function with a low-voltage power supply and to have good performance based on circuitry configured to provide a constant gain over a range of common-mode voltages, or VCM. The DOTA further includes bias circuitry configured to respond to the common mode voltage in order to prevent large currents, which can result from the constant gain circuitry, from negatively affecting performance. The DOTA further includes current sources that are configured to prevent temperature variations from negatively affecting performance. The DOTA further includes VCM-driven bias voltages used to optimize the operating point of the differential output stage. The DOTA uses input and input replica transistors having medium threshold voltage, which results in capability to operate at low supply voltages.
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公开(公告)号:US20190207573A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-04
申请号:US16042006
申请日:2018-07-23
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Cornel D. STANESCU , Razvan PUSCASU
IPC: H03F3/45 , H03K19/0175
CPC classification number: H03F3/45475 , H03F2200/171 , H03F2200/271 , H03F2200/372 , H03F2200/375 , H03K19/017509
Abstract: A chopper-stabilized amplifier that includes an analog driven level shifter is disclosed. The analog driven level shifter changes the levels of a pair of complementary clock signals according to a level associated with an input signal to the chopper-stabilized amplifier. The level shifted complementary clock signals are used to control switching devices used for chopping input signals of various voltages. The chopper-stabilized amplifier also includes symmetrical passive RC notch filters having two cut-off frequencies to reduce ripple noise from the chopping.
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公开(公告)号:US20150207477A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-23
申请号:US14574779
申请日:2014-12-18
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Inventor: Cornel D. STANESCU
CPC classification number: H03F3/45475 , H03F3/387 , H03F2200/234 , H03F2200/252 , H03F2200/459 , H03F2203/45138
Abstract: In one embodiment a chopper-stabilized amplifier may be formed to include a symmetrical passive RC notch filter having two cut-off frequencies. In an embodiment, the chopper stabilized amplifier may use only two clock signals to control the chopping operations.
Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中,斩波稳定放大器可以形成为包括具有两个截止频率的对称无源RC陷波滤波器。 在一个实施例中,斩波稳定放大器可以仅使用两个时钟信号来控制斩波操作。
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