摘要:
A capacitor current sensing circuitry (100) for sensing the current through a bandpass capacitor (20) of a first biquad stage (80) and generating an output current in response. The capacitor current sensing circuitry (100) includes a differential input circuit comprising a transistor (123) and a transistor (124), a fixed current source (130), a variable current source (120), a variable current, source (122), an input current sink (126), a differential output circuit comprising a transistor (132) and a transistor (134), and a programmable output current sink (138). The differential input circuit receives an input sense voltage and generates a first input current, a second input current, a first output voltage, and a second output voltage in response. The fixed current source (130) generates a current that is used to provide a first current component to the first input current and a first current component to the second input current. The variable current source (120) and the variable current source (122) generate a second component of the first input current and the second input current, respectively. The input current sink (126) receives the first input current and the second input current. The transistor (132) receives the first output voltage and generates a first output current in response, while the transistor (134) receives the second output voltage and generates a second output current in response. The programmable output current sink (138) receives the first output current and the second output current.
摘要:
A multiphase power regulator includes a multiphase pulse width modulator, an output stage and an active transient response circuit. The output stage includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor and an inductor. The output stage is configured to supply power to a load responsive to signals generated by the multiphase pulse width modulator. The active transient response circuit is coupled between the output stage and the multiphase pulse width modulator and configured to detect the voltage level at the output stage and provide a signal to the multiphase pulse width modulator that is a function of the amplitude of the deviation of the detected voltage level from a target voltage.
摘要:
Disclosed is a power regulator for providing precisely regulated power to a microelectronic device such as a microprocessor. Improved power regulation is accomplished by optimizing the power efficiency of the power regulator. In particular, in a multiphase system, the number of active phases is increased or decreased to achieve optimum power efficiency. The multiphase voltage regulator adapts the operating mode to maximize efficiency as the load current demand of the load device changes by adjusting the number of active phases to maximize efficiency. The total value of current provided by the regulator and the total number of active phases is determined, the total number of active phases is compared with the number of active phases required to provide the total value of current at maximum efficiency; and the number of active phases is adjusted to provide the total value of current at maximum efficiency.A current sense circuit senses the current at each phase, a summing circuit coupled to the output of the current sense circuit provides the total current value of all the measured phases, a circuit coupled to the output of the summing circuit provides the time averaged total current value to a threshold detecting circuit that determines the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating for maximum efficiency, and a circuit for comparing the number of phases that are operating to the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating adjusts the number of active phases to the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating for maximum efficiency.
摘要:
A method and circuit for pre-emphasis equalization of a high speed data communication system can be provided through the use of programmable pulse shaping. A data communication system configured with the pre-emphasis equalization circuit operates by receiving an input data stream and outputting a data stream for transmission through an interconnect or other transmission channel. The data can be passed through an output buffer configured with programmable pre-emphasis equalization, having input inverters at an input stage and output inverters at an output stage. During operation, once an input signal to the input stage transitions, for example from a low to a high state, an input signal to the output stage is configured to a full amplitude to drive the transmission channel. Once the output stage transitions to a full amplitude, the input of the output stage is configured closer to a mid-scale amplitude. The amount of amplitude change from full scale back to mid-scale determines the amount of equalization to be provided by the output buffer to the transmission channel.
摘要:
A multiphase power regulator includes a multiphase pulse width modulator, an output stage and an active transient response circuit. The output stage includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor and an inductor. The output stage is configured to supply power to a load responsive to signals generated by the multiphase pulse width modulator. The active transient response circuit is coupled between the output stage and the multiphase pulse width modulator and configured to detect the voltage level at the output stage and provide a signal to the multiphase pulse width modulator that is a function of the amplitude of the deviation of the detected voltage level from a target voltage.
摘要:
An apparatus for filtering an input signal includes a first second order filter section having an output and an intermediate output, a second second order filter section having an input connected to the output of the first second order filter, and a gain stage coupling the output of the first second order filter section and the intermediate output of the first second order filter section to the output of the second second order filter section. The gain stage is coupled such that a transfer function between the output of the second second order filter section and the input of the second second order filter section is a biquadratic transfer function.
摘要:
A method and circuit for routing data to registers in an integrated circuit is disclosed. The circuit comprises an I/O port (100) for receiving data and address signals, and a plurality of distributed memory modules (200-900) having registers (210-217). Each memory module is associated with and located adjacent to a circuit functional block. All of the memory modules (200-900) are connected to the I/O port (100) via a single data bus (40).
摘要:
A method and circuit for pre-emphasis equalization of a high speed data communication system can be provided through the use of programmable pulse shaping. A data communication system configured with the pre-emphasis equalization circuit operates by receiving an input data stream and outputting a data stream for transmission through an interconnect or other transmission channel. The data can be passed through an output buffer configured with programmable pre-emphasis equalization, having input inverters at an input stage and output inverters at an output stage. During operation, once an input signal to the input stage transitions, for example from a low to a high state, an input signal to the output stage is configured to a full amplitude to drive the transmission channel. Once the output stage transitions to a full amplitude, the input of the output stage is configured closer to a mid-scale amplitude. The amount of amplitude change from full scale back to mid-scale determines the amount of equalization to be provided by the output buffer to the transmission channel.
摘要:
A transconductor is provided having a transconductance G.sub.m. This transconductance is then attenuated with a steering circuit (41) to attenuate the overall transconductance of the transconductor and vary the bandwidth. A fixed voltage is then input to the transconductor with the output thereof offset with a programmable current DAC (48). This output is then provided to an error amplifier (46) for developing an error voltage. This error voltage is then input back to the input of the transconductor to adjust the transconductance thereof to minimize this error. The steering circuit (41) is controlled by a voltage DAC (58) to program the attenuation provided thereby. Both the voltage DAC (58) and the current DAC (48) are controlled by a bandwidth control signal to program the bandwidth of the overall transconductor. This is facilitated while compensating for the process and temperature variations of the transconductance of the transconductor. This is also facilitated with a master/slave relationship.
摘要:
Disclosed is a power regulator for providing precisely regulated power to a microelectronic device such as a microprocessor. Improved power regulation is accomplished by optimizing the power efficiency of the power regulator. In particular, in a multiphase system, the number of active phases is increased or decreased to achieve optimum power efficiency. The multiphase voltage regulator adapts the operating mode to maximize efficiency as the load current demand of the load device changes by adjusting the number of active phases to maximize efficiency. The total value of current provided by the regulator and the total number of active phases is determined, the total number of active phases is compared with the number of active phases required to provide the total value of current at maximum efficiency; and the number of active phases is adjusted to provide the total value of current at maximum efficiency.A current sense circuit senses the current at each phase, a summing circuit coupled to the output of the current sense circuit provides the total current value of all the measured phases, a circuit coupled to the output of the summing circuit provides the time averaged total current value to a threshold detecting circuit that determines the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating for maximum efficiency, and a circuit for comparing the number of phases that are operating to the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating adjusts the number of active phases to the number of phases at which the voltage regulator should be operating for maximum efficiency.