Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for implementing an amplification system. The amplification system includes an amplifier comprising differential inputs and an output. The differential inputs include an inverting input and a non-inverting input. The amplification system further includes a feedback path from the output coupled to the inverting input. The feedback path from the output is coupled to at least one of an inverting amplifier or buffer, and the at least one of the inverting amplifier or buffer is further coupled to the non-inverting input.
Abstract:
Described herein is a microphone assembly for an electronic device incorporating a microphone. The microphone assembly includes a microphone interface that enables direct coupling of inputs from the microphone to a preamplifier. For the purpose, the microphone interface includes a DC servo loop. The DC servo loop provides a DC path for supplying a DC bias current to the microphone and an AC path to receive the AC output obtained from the microphone. The AC path and the DC path allow separation of the AC output of the microphone from the DC bias current. The microphone interface is implemented using reduced number of IC pin interfaces and external components to achieve compactness of the device.
Abstract:
When the offsets of the first and second differential units have polarities different from each other, the first and second differential units are both set to a normal connection state, i.e., a state in which the input voltage is supplied to the first input terminal of each of the first and second differential units and the output voltage is supplied to the second input terminal of each of the first and second differential units. When the offsets of the first and second differential units have the same polarity, on the other hand, the first differential unit is set to the above normal connection state and the second differential unit is set to a chopping connection state in which the output voltage is supplied to the first input terminal and the input voltage is supplied to the second input terminal.
Abstract:
One feature pertains to a circuit comprising a semiconductor leakage source device and a semiconductor leakage cancellation device that are both coupled to a signal line. The leakage source device generates a leakage current on the signal line, and the leakage cancellation device generates a leakage cancellation current on the signal line. The leakage cancellation device is sized and shaped in relation to the leakage source device such that the leakage cancellation current effectively cancels the leakage current on the signal line. Moreover, the leakage cancellation current cancels the leakage current on the signal line despite variations in at least one of process, temperature, and/or signal line voltages. In one example, the signal line is a virtual ground node of a capacitive feedback amplifier and the leakage source device is a switch between the virtual ground node and a first terminal of a feedback capacitor of the amplifier.
Abstract:
An amplifier comprises a main amplification stage and an auxiliary amplification stage. An input of the main amplification stage and an input of the auxiliary amplification stage are coupled to a common node, and an output of the main amplification stage is coupled to an output node. During activation, before power is supplied to the main amplification stage, the output node is coupled to a reference voltage (VREF). A quiescent voltage is then established at the common node by coupling power to the auxiliary amplification stage. Only then is power coupled to the main amplification stage and the reference voltage (VREF) de-coupled from the output node.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of coil transducers and galvanic isolators configured to provide high voltage isolation and high voltage breakdown performance characteristics in small packages. A coil transducer is provided across which data or power signals may be transmitted and received by primary and secondary coils disposed on opposing sides thereof without high voltage breakdowns occurring therebetween. At least portions of the coil transducer are formed of an electrically insulating, non-metallic, non-semiconductor, low dielectric loss material. Circuits are disclosed herein that permit high speed data signals to be transmitted through the coil transducer and faithfully and accurately reconstructed on the opposing side thereof. The coil transducer may be formed in a small package using, by way of example, printed circuit board, CMOS and other fabrication and packaging processes.
Abstract:
A non-inverting amplifier includes an operational amplifier, an input resistor, and a feedback resistor. The operational amplifier amplifies and outputs a difference between an input voltage and a voltage of a control node. The input resistor is connected between a reference voltage port and the control node. The feedback resistor is connected to an output port of the operational amplifier and the control node. The non-inverting amplifier supplies a control current to the control node for controlling an offset voltage of the output port.
Abstract:
An embodiment provides a device for generating an output signal as a function of an input signal, wherein a plurality of circuit sections generate partial signals and the output signal is composed from the partial signals.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an audio amplification circuit with first and second signal channels which generate first and second digital audio signals with different signal amplifications from a common audio input signal and a method of amplifying a common audio input signal with different signal amplifications to provide first and second digital audio signals with different amplification. The audio amplification circuit is particularly well-adapted for cooperating with an external or integral audio signal controller configured for receipt and processing of the first and second digital audio signals.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for compensating DC offset in a filter having a plurality of transconductance pieces. In one implementation, the method includes measuring a corresponding DC offset associated with each transconductance piece of the plurality of transconductance pieces; storing each measured DC offset corresponding to each transconductance piece of the plurality of transconductance pieces; selecting one or more of the plurality of transconductance pieces to be used during operation of the filter; deriving an aggregate amount of DC offset for the one or more selected transconductance pieces, the aggregate amount of DC offset being derived based on each stored DC offset value corresponding to each selected transconductance piece; and applying the derived aggregate amount of DC offset to the one or more selected transconductance pieces to compensate for the DC offset during the operation of the filter.