Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are related to baseband filters. A device may include a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to output a DC current. The device may also include an operational amplifier coupled to an output of the DAC and configured to bias an input stage of the operational amplifier with the DC current.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the resistorless charge sensitive preamplifier system for amplifying charge delivered by a particle detector (Ge), comprising: a field effect transistor (T1) having a gate, source and drain, the gate being connectable to the particle detector (Ge), for the receipt a signal from particle detector (Ge); an amplifier (OA) having an input connected to the drain or source of the field effect transistor (T1) and an output connected through a feedback capacitor (CF) to the gate of the field effect transistor (T1), in which system further comprising low frequency feedback realized with a field effect transistor (T2) having gate shorted with gate of field effect transistor (T1).
Abstract:
A distributed amplifier system has a predetermined output impedance and input impedance and includes an input transmission circuit; an output transmission circuit; at least two amplifiers connected between the input and output transmission circuits; an input termination on the input transmission circuit; and a feedback output termination on the output transmission circuit connected back to the input transmission circuit for reducing low frequency loss while maintaining the predetermined output impedance and input impedance.
Abstract:
The tunable impedance circuit comprises capacitors C1 and C2, an inductor L1, and an inductor L2 magnetically coupled with the inductor L1. The control current Icontrol with variable phase and amplitude from the control circuit 13 flows in the inductor L2. The impedance of the inductor L1 is changed by changing the phase and amplitude of the control current Icontrol. The output impedance is set to an optimum level by setting an effective inductance and an effective quality factor of the tunable impedance circuit 12a to be optimum by means of the phase and amplitude of the control current Icontrol relative to output current IRF of RF PA 11.
Abstract:
A sensor arrangement comprises a sensor (1) having a first terminal (3) and a second terminal (5), and an amplifier (9) having an amplifier input (11) for applying an input signal and an amplifier output (13) for providing an amplified input signal, the amplifier input (11) being coupled to the second terminal (5). The sensor arrangement further comprises a quantizer (25) having a quantizer input and a quantizer output being suitable for providing a multi-level output signal on the basis of the amplified input signal and a feedback circuit having a feedback circuit input coupled to the quantizer output and a feedback circuit output (HVBIAS) coupled to the first terminal (3). The feedback circuit comprises an digital-to-analog converter (27, 29) being suitable for generating an analog signal on the basis of the multi-level output signal, the analog signal being the basis of a feedback signal provided at the feedback circuit output (HVBIAS). The feedback circuit further comprises a feedback capacitor (31) that is coupled between the feedback circuit output (HVBIAS) and an output of the digital-to-analog converter (27, 29), and a voltage source (35) coupled to the feedback circuit output (HVBIAS).
Abstract:
An impedance measurement circuit (22) for determining a sense current of a guard-sense capacitive sensor (20) operated in loading mode, includes a periodic signal voltage source (38) for providing a periodic measurement voltage, a sense current measurement circuit (42), a differential amplifier (44) that is configured to sense a complex voltage difference between the sense electrode and the guard electrode, demodulation means for obtaining, with reference to the periodic measurement voltage, an in-phase component and a quadrature component of the sensed complex voltage difference, control loops (50, 56) for receiving the in-phase component and the quadrature component, respectively, wherein an output signal of the first control loop (50) and an output signal of the second control loop (56) are usable to form a complex voltage that serves as a complex reference voltage for the sense current measurement circuit (42).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a configurable low noise amplifier circuit comprising a gain stage coupled to the input of the low noise amplifier circuit, the low noise amplifier circuit being configurable between one of a first topology in which the low noise amplifier circuit comprises a degeneration inductance whereby the low noise amplifier circuit operates as an inductively degenerated low noise amplifier, and a second topology in which the low noise amplifier circuit comprises an impedance matching stage coupled to an input of the configurable low noise amplifier circuit, the output of the impedance matching stage providing an input bias voltage for the impedance matching stage, and a feedback stage coupled to an output of the impedance matching stage and a voltage source, the feedback stage providing a compensated operating voltage for the impedance matching stage.
Abstract:
An amplifier circuit for amplifying an input signal received at an input node of the amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit comprises a feedback resistance connected between the input node of the amplifier circuit and an output node of the amplifier circuit. Transconductance circuitry is arranged to inject a transconductance current at a point along the feedback resistance. The transconductance circuitry is configurable to vary the point along the feedback resistance where the transconductance current is injected.
Abstract:
A tunable RF filter, comprising: an emitter follower stage (2); and a common emitter stage (4); the common emitter stage (4) providing feedback to the emitter follower stage (2). The common emitter stage (4) may comprise a first transistor (Ti) being the only transistor of the common emitter stage (4); and the emitter follower stage (2) may comprise a second transistor (T2) being the only transistor of the emitter follower stage (2). A further tunable RF filter provides improved linearity, comprising: an emitter follower stage (22); a joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24); and a gain stage (26); a common emitter output of the joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24) providing feedback to the emitter follower stage (22), and an emitter follower output of the joint common emitter and emitter follower stage (24) providing an input to the gain stage (26).
Abstract:
A broadband amplifier (2) for receiving radio frequency signals from an antenna (4) is disclosed. The amplifier comprises a first amplifier stage (6) for receiving an input voltage signal, and a first feedback stage (12) for providing a feedback link between an input and an output of the first amplifier stage (6). A second amplifier stage (10) is connected to an output of the first amplifier stage (6) and a second feedback stage (16) provides a feedback link from an output of the second amplifier stage to an input of the first amplifier stage. An output voltage signal is provided at an output terminal (22) of an output stage (20).