Abstract:
Channel select filter circuits are described. One circuit implements a multiplying element and digital-to-analog converter as a differential current mode device. Another circuit implementing a multiplying element and digital-to-analog converter with weighted addition, deferred after multiplication of the digital-to-analog converter and multiplier combination. In one such circuit, substantially equal current source magnitudes are in different columns of the circuit. Another such circuit, with substantially equal current source magnitudes, uses non- radix2. Another such circuit, with substantially equal current source magnitudes, has partial segmentation. Another circuit implements a multiplying element and digital-to-analog converter, with partial segmentation, scrambling bit allocation for elements. One such circuit scrambles bit allocation on equally weighted segments, as described herein. Another circuit implements a multiplying element and digital-to-analog converter with selective enablement of duplicate current source devices. Another circuit implements a multiplying element and digital- to-analog converter with variable effective length of the digital-to-analog converter. In one such circuit one or more current sources of a multiplier element are deselected to remove a noise contribution of the multiplier element, as described herein. A complex filter circuit includes a pair of real finite impulse response filter circuits performing addition and subtraction in current domain, sharing a common resistor network to perform weighted addition. One such circuit further includes a second pair of real finite impulse response filter circuits performing addition and subtraction in current domain, sharing a second common resistor network to perform weighted addition.
Abstract:
A feed-forward control loop circuit, almost-binary counter and ring oscillator, comprising: an oscillation source; a reference frequency source having a second frequency independently generated from the oscillation source; a measurement circuit responsive to the reference source and the oscillation source; a first circuit accepting an input frequency and creating an output frequency dependent on another input; and a second circuit operating on an output of the measurement circuit and receiving a frequency input. The feed-forward control loop produces an output from the first circuit, the reference source and the frequency input being sufficient to determine the output of the feed-forward control loop.
Abstract:
A circuit such as a digital-to-analog converter performs suppression of noise relative to signal. Various examples of the circuit suppress the noise of an inverting voltage amplifier or a current to voltage amplifier. Another example does require an auxiliary amplifier dedicated to perform the noise suppression. Examples of the circuits which benefit from the technology have a circuit configuration which separates the signal from the noise.
Abstract:
An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed comprising a photodiode, a transfer gate device, a reset transistor, a source- follower transistor, and a row-select transistor. The pinned photodiode comprises a deep n-type low-dose implant and a shallow n-type ring-shaped high-dose implant. The deep implant determines the collection depth of the photodiode; whereas the ring shallow implant increases the capacity around the edges of the photodiode and reduces the time for charge transfer.
Abstract:
Various embodiments perform sample rate conversion of a sample series at an input rate to an output rate. version of the sample series is corrected with timing error information generated by a digital loop (300). Th digital loop (300) is locked to a first rate (302) and clocked at a second rate (310).
Abstract:
An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed, along with methods of making the circuit and computer readable descriptions of the circuit.
Abstract:
A system and method are provided for performing a spread spectrum clock generation, where the system includes self-adjusting delay line configured to spread the spectrum of a fixed circuit using a fixed clock frequency and a delay circuit configured to generate an adjustment signal to the delay line by adding or subtracting an addition delay per cycle, therefore causing a shift in the output clock frequency, wherein the amount of shift is proportional to the rate of addition or subtraction of delay.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for determining a reference value for an imaging device, having a plurality of photosensitive pixels arranged in rows and columns, and having an active data portion and at least one row of pixels outside the active data portion. The method includes operating the at least one row for a predetermined integration time, applying a first reference value to the pixels ini the at least one row, reading out at least one pixel from the at least one row to obtain a first output value, applying a second reference value to the pixels in the at least one row; reading out at least one pixel from the at least one row to obtain a second output value, determining the reference value corresponding to an intended output; and applying the determined reference value to the active data portion of the imaging device.
Abstract:
A system and method of operation of a power switching circuit is provided that includes a charging switch configured to be connected to an inductor at one node and configured to receive control signals to open and close the charging switch. The circuit further includes a first channel coupled to the one node with a first channel switch, configured to supply a first channel voltage, configured to operate in one of buck mode and boost mode and configured to receive control signals to open and close the first channel switch; and a second channel coupled to the one node with a second channel switch, configured to supply a second channel voltage, configured to operate in one of buck mode and boost mode and configured to receive control signals to open and close the first channel switch.
Abstract:
An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed, along with methods of making the circuit and computer readable descriptions of the circuit.