CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO MODE-SWITCHING OF AMPLIFIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210012763A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16926680

    申请日:2020-07-11

    发明人: Michael Jon WURTZ

    摘要: Circuits, devices and methods related to mode-switching of amplifiers. In some embodiments, an audio controller can include a mode state engine configured to receive an enable signal and generate a control signal for controlling a mode transition of an amplifier between a current source mode and a voltage source mode, with the mode transition of the amplifier resulting in an artifact sound. The audio controller can further include an enable component configured to provide the enable signal to the mode state engine based on a masking sound in an audio signal, such that the artifact sound is substantially masked by the masking sound during the mode transition of the amplifier.

    MODE-SWITCHING OF AUDIO AMPLIFIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220270582A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17669714

    申请日:2022-02-11

    发明人: Michael Jon WURTZ

    摘要: In some embodiments, an audio amplifier can be controlled by a method that includes generating an enable signal based on a masking sound in an audio signal, and controlling a mode transition of the audio amplifier between a current source mode and a voltage source mode based on the enable signal. The mode transition of the audio amplifier can result in an artifact sound, the generating of the enable signal and the controlling of the mode transition can be achieved such that the artifact sound is substantially masked by the masking sound.

    ADC FOR CHARGE OUTPUT SENSORS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230283291A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18117375

    申请日:2023-03-03

    IPC分类号: H03M3/00

    摘要: In some embodiments, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) architecture can be implemented to process a signal from a charge output sensor. The ADC architecture can include a summing node for receiving a sensor signal from the charge output sensor, and an output node implemented to provide a digital signal representative of the sensor signal. The ADC architecture can further include a charge amplifier implemented to receive an analog signal from the summing node as an input analog signal and generate an output analog signal with a gain, and an ADC circuit implemented to generate the digital signal based on the output analog signal from the charge amplifier. The ADC architecture can further include a feedback circuit implemented between the output node and the summing node.