Abstract:
According to at least one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus may include first, second and third circuits. The first circuit receives input data and provides a plurality of first signals asserted based on the input data. The second circuit receives the plurality of first signals and provides a plurality of second signals used to select a plurality of circuit elements. The third circuit generates a control for the second circuit using a fractional data weight of the input data, the second circuit mapping the plurality of first signals to the plurality of second signals based on the control from the third circuit.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are described for obtaining, at an input stage of a sampler, a continuous-time analog differential voltage, and responsively generating an integrated analog differential voltage by discharging a pair of pre-charged output nodes in an integration period according to the continuous-time analog differential voltage, the integration period initiated by a sampling clock, and providing the integrated analog differential voltage to a plurality of slicing circuits having inputs connected to the pair of output nodes, each slicing circuit of the plurality of slicing circuits generating a respective sliced output signal based on a respective slicing threshold of a set of slicing thresholds.
Abstract:
Integrators are electronic components used to condition received analog signals, for example prior to Analog to Digital Conversion. Wide dynamic range, high gain and fine resolution are required of integrators and Analog to Digital Converters in order to limit the effects of noise, including quantization noise. Conventional integrators preceding Analog to Digital Converters are not capable of effectively meeting these requirements. A novel phase domain integrator that can meet effectively these requirements and is superior to conventional integrators for a wide range of applications is disclosed.
Abstract:
An integrating capacitor circuit (Figure 1C) for an integrating amplifier and related methods are disclosed that allow for efficient detection of currents or charges, particularly those produced by pixel cells in a detector image array. By placing a capacitor- connected field effect transistor (FET 120B) in parallel with an integration capacitor (120A) and setting its gate voltage to a selected voltage level, the current or charge from the detector depletes the charge on the gate of the FET capacitor (120B) while integrating on the capacitor (120A). In addition, the gate voltage level can be adjusted to modify the current depleting characteristics of the capacitor-connected FET (120B). The resulting operation of this integrating circuitry provides significant resulting advantages for the integrating amplifier.
Abstract:
The invention relates to analog circuit arrangements for generating output signals, the shape of the curve of which corresponds to or approaches an elliptic function at least in some sections thereof. In order to do so, preferably standard analog modules, such as adders, integrators, multipliers, and differential amplifiers, are interconnected so as to reproduce elliptic time functions in a circuitry-related manner.
Abstract:
A method of operating switched capacitor filter integration circuits by pre-charging a final filter capacitor thereof with the final full voltage gain value during a first subframe to obtain an enhanced signal to noise ratio without changes to the circuit or components thereof.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a frequency divider comprising a first latch configured to receive a first clock signal and a complement of the first clock signal and to generate a first latch first output, and a second latch coupled to the first latch in a toggle-flop configuration, a first output circuit comprising a p-channel transistor, wherein the gate of a p-channel transistor is configured to receive the first clock signal, and a n-channel transistor, wherein the drain of the p-channel transistor is directly connected to the drain of a n-channel transistor, wherein the gate of the n-channel transistor is configured to receive the first latch first output, wherein the source of the n-channel transistor is configured to receive the complement of the first clock signal, and wherein the first output circuit is configured to generate an in-phase reference signal, and a second output circuit configured to generate a quadrature signal.
Abstract:
An integrating circuit (7) that includes an op amp (OPA) and an integrating capacitor (12-1) which is decoupled from the output of the op amp (OPA) and precharged to a positive reference voltage before each integration cycle.
Abstract:
A switched current differentiator comprises first and second interconnected current memory cells (M1, M2). An input current is applied to terminal (1) and is fed on line (2) to the current memory cells (M1, M2). A first output current is derived from the first current memory cell (M1) via transistor (T3) and a second output current is derived from the second current memory cell (M2) via transistor (T4). The second output current is inverted (A1) and summed with the first output current. The summed current is inverted (A2) and fed to an output (3) via a switch (S3) on odd phases of a clock signal and is fed directly to the output (3) via a switch (S4) on even phases of a clock signal. A damped differentiator may be formed using a feedback loop (T5, T6, A3, A4, S5, S6). In a fully differential version of the differentiator the inverters (A1 to A4) may be constructed by the correct interconnection of the differential signals i.e. by crossing over connections.
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the invention may include an eddy current nondestructive evaluation device. The eddy current nondestructive evaluation device may include a rotating body; a motor coupled with the rotating body such that the motor rotates the rotating body; a permanent magnet coupled with the rotating body; a pickup coil coupled with the rotating body; and an integrator circuit electrically coupled with the pickup coil that integrates a voltage from the pickup coil to produce integrated voltage data.