摘要:
A band-gap reference circuit with averaged current mirror offsets is provided that includes a differential amplifier circuit, a low current transistor circuit, a high current transistor circuit, and a configuration circuit. The differential amplifier circuit includes a first input node operable to receive a first input signal, a second input node operable to receive a second input signal, and an output node operable to generate an output signal based on the input signal difference. The low current transistor circuit is coupled to the differential amplifier circuit and is operable to receive the output signal and to generate the first input signal based on the output signal. The high current transistor circuit is coupled to the differential amplifier circuit and is operable to receive the output signal and to generate the second input signal based on the output signal. The configuration circuit is coupled to the low current transistor circuit and to the high current transistor circuit. The configuration circuit is operable to configure the band-gap reference circuit for a plurality of states by switching a plurality of components between the low current transistor circuit and the high current transistor circuit at specified intervals.
摘要:
An operational amplifier circuit with improved feedback factor is provided that includes an input impedance, an operational amplifier, and a current conveyor. The input impedance is operable to receive an input signal. The operational amplifier comprises an inverting input node, a non-inverting input node, and an output node. The operational amplifier is operable to generate an output signal at the output node based on the input signal. The current conveyor is coupled between the input impedance and the inverting input node of the operational amplifier. The current conveyor is operable to provide a low impedance to the input impedance and a high impedance to the operational amplifier.
摘要:
An RC calibration circuit, which utilizes a resistor and a variable capacitor connected in parallel, reduces power consumption and increases the accuracy of the calibration by comparing the voltage on the resistor to the voltage on the capacitor after a predetermined time has expired since the capacitor began charging up. The result of the comparison, which indicates whether the voltage on the resistor is greater than the voltage on the capacitor, is then used to adjust the capacitance of the capacitor to servo the RC time constant to a predetermined value.
摘要:
There is disclosed an amplifier for operating from a power supply having a first voltage level. The amplifier comprises: 1) a plurality of thick-oxide field effect transistors, each of the plurality of thick-oxide field effect transistors having a relatively thick oxide layer and fabricated using a first process such that the each thick-oxide field effect transistor can withstand a gate-to-source difference, a gate-to-drain difference, and a gate-to-bulk difference at least equal to a first maximum operating voltage, wherein the first. maximum operating voltage is at least equal to the first voltage level; and 2) a first thin-oxide field effect transistor coupled to a first input of the amplifier, the first thin-oxide field effect transistor having a relatively thin oxide layer and fabricated using a second process such that the first thin-oxide field effect transistor can withstand a gate-to-source difference, a gate-to-drain difference, and a gate-to-bulk difference at least equal to a second maximum operating voltage, wherein the second maximum operating voltage is less than the first voltage level.
摘要:
There is disclosed high-speed current-mirror circuitry and methods of operating the same. An exemplary impedance-peaking current mirror comprises a N-channel drive transistor and a N-channel mirror transistor. The N-channel drive transistor has a source coupled to ground, a drain coupled to a current source and a gate coupled to the drain via a series connection of a resistor and an inductor. The N-channel mirror transistor has a source coupled to ground, a gate coupled to the drain of the N-channel drive transistor, and a drain coupled to a positive power supply via an impedance load.
摘要:
A line driver outputs a pair of transmit signals TX+ and TX− that have substantially reduced output level variations due to variations in process, voltage, and temperature. The reduced output level variations are provided by varying the magnitude of the current that sets up the voltages of the transmit signals in a manner that offsets variations in the power supply voltage, temperature, and process, and by limiting variations of the bandgap current source to process and temperature only.
摘要:
There is disclosed a comparator comprising: 1) a first comparison circuit capable of receiving an input signal, wherein the first comparison circuit is enabled and compares the signal when a received LATCH signal is enabled and is disabled when the received LATCH signal is disabled; and 2) a second comparison circuit coupled to the input signal in parallel with the first comparison circuit, wherein an input stage of the second comparison circuit is substantially identical to an input stage of the first comparison circuit. The second comparison circuit is enabled and compares the input signal when the received LATCH is signal is disabled and is disabled when the received LATCH signal is enabled.
摘要:
A low voltage differential signal (LVDS) driver circuit with reduced power consumption. A pre-driver stage, implemented as a differential current mode amplifier, is driven by the differential input signal and provides a corresponding differential drive signal, which drives the output stage, implemented as a differential voltage mode amplifier, which, in turn, provides the differential output signal for the load. Total current consumption equals the load current, which is provided by the output stage, plus a much smaller current used by the pre-driver stage.
摘要:
A slow monitor diode having a bandwidth only partially overlapping a lower end of a data transmission spectrum for a data transmission laser is employed to detect and control average output power of the data transmission laser and, from peak-to-peak measurements, optical modulation amplitude. The output current from the monitor diode reaches a peak value for long runs of consecutive logical 1's or 0's. Using peak detectors with a long decay rate, the peak-to-peak signal amplitude, directly representative of optical modulation amplitude, may be determined.