1242results about "Differential amplifiers" patented technology

The invention discloses a high-voltage power amplifier with an over-temperature and over-current protection circuit, and relates to the technical field of integrated circuits. The high-voltage operational amplifier comprises a high-voltage operational amplifier core unit and a self-adaptive protection circuit unit, the high-voltage operational amplifier core unit comprises a rail-to-rail input stage, a gain amplification stage and an AB type push-pull output stage which are sequentially cascaded, and the AB type push-pull output stage comprises a PMOS upper power tube and an NMOS lower power tube; the self-adaptive protection circuit unit comprises a PMOS (P-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) current-limiting protection circuit, an NMOS (N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) current-limiting protection circuit and an over-temperature protection circuit; the PMOS current-limiting protection circuit is used for generating a high-voltage domain over-current control signal when the power tube on the PMOS is over-current; the NMOS current-limiting protection circuit is used for generating a low-voltage domain overcurrent control signal when the NMOS lower power tube is in overcurrent; the over-temperature protection circuit is used for generating high-voltage domain over-temperature turn-off signals and low-voltage domain over-temperature turn-off signals when the amplifier is over-temperature; and finally, carrying out logic synthesis on the corresponding over-current control signal and the over-temperature turn-off signal to generate a gate clamping signal.

The various implementations described herein include techniques and apparatuses for multi-channel biopotential signal acquisition, biopotential signal pre-processing, and adaptive signal conditioning. In one aspect, an analog frontend circuit includes an instrumentation amplifier (INA) and an analog-to-digital circuit (ADC) in a forward signal path. A digital circuit receives input from the ADC. An adaptive baseline tracking and compensation circuit tracks and compensates moving motion artifact driven changes. A power line interference (PLI) detection and compensation circuit tracks a desired number of PLI harmonics, and magnitude, phase and frequency for the PLI harmonics in real time. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit combines output of the adaptive baseline tracking and compensation circuit and the PLI detection and compensation circuit to output an analog output. A passive filter receives the analog output and drives an analog compensation signal at an input of the INA.

A system and method are used to maintain a variance in feedback factors of an amplifier between the first and second phases either below a threshold value or within a specified range. The system includes the amplifier and first through third capacitances. The amplifier is coupled between an input node and an output node that operates during first and second phases of operation. The first capacitance is coupled across the amplifier and between the input node and the output node during the first and second phases of operation. The second capacitance is coupled to the input node during the first phase of operation. The third capacitance is coupled to one of the input and output nodes during one or both of the first and second phases of operation.

The invention provides a dynamic residual amplification circuit based on charge sampling, and relates to the technical field of integrated circuits, the dynamic residual amplification circuit comprises an integrating circuit, a logic circuit, a charge pump and a zero-cross detection circuit, the integrating circuit is connected with the logic circuit and the zero-cross detection circuit, the integrating circuit converts a sampled input differential signal into a constant current, and the constant current is connected with the charge pump. The output node is continuously charged or discharged, so that the input differential signal is converted into a current integral quantity; the zero-cross detection circuit monitors the output voltage of the integrating circuit in real time, and when the output voltage is greater than or equal to the common mode voltage VCM, the moment when the output voltage is equal to the common mode voltage VCM is converted into a digital clock edge; the logic circuit is connected with the charge pump and outputs digital pulses to the charge pump according to the digital clock edge so as to control the reset time sequence of the whole dynamic residual amplification circuit; the charge pump is configured to output a residual voltage modulated by the digital pulse in response to the digital pulse. The application helps to improve the linearity of the residual signal.

An electronic device may include wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry can include a first input transistor, a first capacitance neutralization having a source terminal coupled to a tail node, and a second order intermodulation generation circuit configured to produce second order intermodulation signals at the tail node. The wireless circuitry can further include a second input transistor and a second capacitance neutralization transistor having a source terminal coupled to the tail node. The first and second capacitance neutralization transistors can be cross-coupled with the input transistors. A fixed or adjustable current source can be coupled to the tail node. The second order intermodulation generation circuit can include a transistor biased in a weak inversion mode.

A semiconductor device has an amplifier and common mode suppression (CMS) circuit formed on a common substrate. The CMS circuit has a first input and second input coupled for receiving an input signal and further has a first output coupled to a first input of the amplifier and a second output coupled to a second input of the amplifier to reduce common mode. The CMS circuit further has a ground plane, a first conductive trace disposed over the ground plane and coupled between the first input and first output, second conductive trace disposed over the ground plane and coupled between the second input and second output, and third conductive trace disposed over the ground plane with a first end of the third conductive trace coupled to the ground plane and a second end of the third conductive trace open circuit to form a resonator.

The ultralow frequency sensor comprises a vibration detection unit, a power supply voltage stabilization unit and a signal conditioning unit, the power supply voltage stabilization unit is provided with a low dropout linear voltage regulator U20, a voltage converter U19 and a negative voltage regulator U21, and the low dropout linear voltage regulator U20 stabilizes an external power supply as a positive power supply VCC; the voltage converter U19 is used for converting positive voltage of an external power supply into negative voltage and outputting stable negative power supply VEE through the negative voltage stabilizer; the positive power supply VCC and the negative power supply VEE supply power to the signal conditioning unit; the signal conditioning unit comprises a high common mode rejection differential amplifier, a differential-to-single-ended amplifier, a band-pass filter and a differential output driver, a differential signal output by the vibration detection unit sequentially passes through the high common mode rejection differential amplifier, the differential-to-single-ended amplifier, the band-pass filter and the differential output driver, and then a differential voltage signal is output; the method has the advantages of high stability and reliability and the like.

A cascade amplification circuit module based on complementary parameter amplifiers belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit amplifiers and comprises a first-stage complementary parameter amplifier (CPA) and a second-stage amplifier (floating inverting type or transconductance resistance type). The first-stage CPA adopts an NMOS and PMOS complementary structure, passive amplification is achieved through grid multiplexing, a grid capacitor is used for storing signals in the sampling stage, a depletion layer capacitor is switched to improve gain in the amplification stage, common-mode voltage is stabilized through complementary design, and an extra feedback circuit is not needed. And the second-stage amplifier provides driving capability and is combined with passive gain to suppress noise. The cascade structure does not need frequency compensation, the design is simplified, the problem of balancing gain, noise and power consumption of a traditional amplifier is solved, and the cascade amplifier has the advantages of being high in energy efficiency and low in complexity.

The invention relates to the technical field of amplifiers, and discloses an analog-to-digital converter combination instrument amplifier which comprises a first-stage amplifier, the first-stage amplifier is in signal connection with a second-stage amplifier, the second-stage amplifier is in signal connection with a front-end low-pass filter (LPF), the front-end low-pass filter (LPF) is in signal connection with an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is in signal connection with the analog-to-digital converter. And an unbalanced input-to-balanced differential circuit output module is arranged between the second-stage amplifier signal and a front-end low-pass filter (LPF). From the perspective of signal processing and conversion, a precise signal transition bridge is constructed by adding an unbalanced input-to-balanced differential circuit output module, unbalanced signals output by a second-stage amplifier are converted into double-end balanced differential signals, common-mode noise interference is effectively resisted through a differential transmission mode, the signal purity is guaranteed, and the signal quality is improved. The front-end low-pass filter and the analog-to-digital converter are adaptive to differential signals, so that the signal transmission is stable and anti-interference, and the analog-to-digital conversion is more accurate.

A current sense amplifier measures a voltage drop in a drive transistor LS to measure the current flowing through the drive transistor LS. The current sense amplifier includes a preamplifier pre-amp, to which a voltage across the drive transistor LS is inputted, and which obtains a positive output and a negative output corresponding to a voltage difference of the inputted voltage across the drive transistor; and a switch sw, which connects the input end of a common mode voltage vcm and the negative output, the common mode voltage vcm serving as the operation reference of the preamplifier pre-amp. A change of the positive output caused by turning on / off the switch sw can be detected.

According to an embodiment, An integrated circuit comprising a first cascode radio frequency (RF) power amplifier that includes a first common source transistor having a gate configured to receive a first RF signal, and a source connected to a neutral point; a first common gate transistor having a gate and a drain connected to a power source node, and a source connected to a drain of the first common source transistor; and a first resistor coupled between a bulk of the first common gate transistor and a first bulk bias node configured to provide a voltage that is greater than or equal to a voltage at the source of the first common gate transistor, wherein the first resistor is configured to obtain a floating point.

Amplifiers with new circuit topologies for gain shaping and gain control are described herein. An example amplifier circuit with gain control includes a differential transistor pair, a main transistor pair coupled to the differential transistor pair, an auxiliary transistor pair coupled to the differential transistor pair, and a resistive impedance coupled between base terminals of the auxiliary transistor pair. The resistive impedance can include a pair of matched resistors coupled between base terminals of the auxiliary transistor pair. The amplifier can also include a capacitor coupled from a virtual ground node between the pair of matched resistors to ground. The amplifier circuits described herein can present a preferred gain response as compared to other amplifiers, at both midband and peaking frequencies. The amplifier circuits also offer additional options for control of gain at midband frequencies, among other benefits.

The invention provides an ion detection amplifier and an ion detection method, and belongs to the field of mass spectrometers. The ion detection amplifier provided by the invention comprises a primary amplification circuit used for receiving a current signal output by an ion detector; the load module is connected with the primary amplification circuit in parallel, and the load module comprises a plurality of feedback branches; the secondary amplification circuit is connected with the output end of the primary amplification circuit, is used for amplifying an output signal of the primary amplification circuit, and is provided with a plurality of secondary gain gears; the gain switching control circuit is respectively connected with the load module and the secondary amplification circuit; and the signal processing circuit is used for receiving an output signal of the secondary amplification circuit. According to the ion detection amplifier and the ion detection method provided by the invention, collection, amplification, switching and digital output of ion signals can be accurately and efficiently completed in a complex scene.

This application relates to sensing of signals with a common-mode variation. Embodiments describe a switching driver circuit with a modulator configured to control modulation of an output node between different switching voltages and a current sensor configured to sense a voltage drop across a sense resistor connected in series with the output node. The current sensor performs sensing during a first time window that occurs at regular intervals and the modulator avoids any transition in switching voltage at the first output node during the first time window. Embodiments also describe a sensing circuit for sensing a differential voltage with a common-mode variation which has a first sensing portion implemented to provide a floating voltage domain and a second sensing portion implemented to provide a static voltage domain. At least one switched capacitor provides a boundary between the voltage domains and is switched to transfer charge between the voltage domains.

The invention relates to a low-power-consumption high-performance D-type power amplifier modulation method and circuit and a D-type audio power amplifier, and the method comprises the steps: separating a pair of BD mode modulated signals outputted by a PWM modulation module in the D-type audio power amplifier circuit into a common mode component and a differential mode component, and outputting the common mode component and the differential mode component; feeding back the common-mode component and the differential-mode component to a differential input end through a common-mode feedback link and a differential-mode feedback link respectively; wherein the common-mode component and the common-mode feedback link are completely arranged in the chip; the differential mode component and the differential mode feedback link are realized by a power MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) integrated inside the chip or an external power MOSFET; and outputting the differential mode component to a to-be-driven object through the power output stage. According to the method, after two feedback links are separated, in a zero-input mute state, no common-mode signal is sent to an output stage for amplification, and power consumption is not caused at the output stage, so that the overall efficiency is greatly improved; and meanwhile, static bottom noise is almost eliminated.

The invention provides an anti-interference pressure sensor signal conditioning circuit based on a differential amplification structure, and the circuit comprises a differential input module which is used for receiving a differential signal outputted by a pressure sensor, and carrying out the amplification and filtering of the outputted differential signal, and obtaining a first differential signal; the common-mode suppression module is electrically connected with the differential input module and is used for suppressing a common-mode signal in the first differential signal to obtain a second differential signal; the programmable gain amplification module is electrically connected with the common-mode suppression module and is used for performing programmable gain amplification on the second differential signal to obtain a third differential signal; the low-pass filtering module is electrically connected with the programmable gain amplification module and is used for filtering high-frequency noise in the third differential signal to obtain a fourth differential signal; and the output buffer module is electrically connected with the low-pass filtering module and is used for converting the fourth differential signal into a single-ended signal and outputting the single-ended signal. According to the invention, external electromagnetic interference and common-mode noise can be effectively suppressed, and the stability and accuracy of signal transmission are improved.

A novel frequency tunable bi-directional phased array processing consisting of variable phase shifting and amplitude adjustment which employs a vector modulator and active combiner and splitter is proposed. Advantages of the proposed bi-directional a phased array processing includes the following 1) compact size; 2) high efficiency; 3) reduced passive trace loss and power consumption; 4) active current combining; 5) high input-output isolation; 6) high resolution and precise gain control and unequal combining or splitting; 7) phase-invariant amplifier design; 8) high accuracy and high-resolution phase shifter; 9) frequency tunability, within a small frequency range and / or a large frequency range; and 10) optimal unequal combining or splitting.

In a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor, movement of a component such as a proof mass due to a force of interest is sensed capacitively. A capacitance-to-voltage (C2V) converter receives a capacitance signal from the sensor and outputs a signal that includes an offset in addition to a signal of interest. The output signal is analyzed to identify the offset portion of the output signal and to modify values one or more variable capacitors coupled to the C2V input reduce the offset portion of the output signal.

The embodiment of the invention provides a receiving front-end amplifier, a signal amplification method and network equipment. The receiving front-end amplifier comprises a current mode logic unit which is used for converting a first single-ended input signal into a differential signal according to a reference voltage locally generated by the receiving front-end amplifier; the negative capacitance unit is used for expanding the bandwidth of the differential signal; and the conversion unit is used for converting the differential signal after bandwidth expansion into a second single-ended signal and outputting the second single-ended signal. According to the embodiment of the invention, based on the current mode logic, negative capacitance and differential-to-single-ended three-stage circuit design, the problems of insufficient bandwidth, reduced signal quality and over-high power consumption during single-ended signal input can be effectively solved, and the effect of enhancing the high-speed signal processing performance is achieved.

According to an embodiment, a biopotential measurement system includes an analog front-end and digital circuits. The analog front-end circuit includes a sensing electrode, a forward amplifier, and a feedback amplifier with an integration capacitor. A feature is the attenuation circuit between the forward and feedback amplifiers, which provides an attenuation factor determining the integration capacitor's value for achieving the desired high-pass corner frequency. With configurable attenuation factors, the system can process different biopotential signals. Multiple analog front-end circuits can be used to process different signals simultaneously. The digital circuit includes a processor for signal processing, dynamic adjustment of attenuation factors, and anomaly detection. Additional components like switched capacitors, pseudo-resistors, and multiplexers can enhance the system's functionality. The design allows flexible, multi-parameter physiological monitoring with adjustable frequency responses and gain settings.

Provided are a low-phase-shift variable-gain amplifier and a method for processing a radio frequency signal. The low-phase-shift variable-gain amplifier comprises: a differential cascode amplification circuit, which comprises a common-source transistor and a common-gate transistor, wherein a gate stage of the common-source transistor is connected to a first bias voltage via a target resistor, and a gate stage of the common-gate transistor is connected to a second bias voltage; a current-steering structure, wherein one end of the current-steering structure is connected between the common-source transistor and the common-gate transistor, a third current signal outputted by the current-steering structure is used to adjust a gain of the differential cascode amplification circuit; and a phase compensation circuit, wherein one end of the phase compensation circuit is connected between the common-source transistor and the common-gate transistor.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include adaptive bias control of cascode drivers in envelope tracking power amplifier devices, systems, and methods. In some aspects, a wireless communication device is disclosed that includes a power amplifier. The power amplifier may include a driver stage configured to receive a variable voltage supply signal, and a power amplifier stage following the driver stage. In some embodiments, the driver stage includes a cascode gate bias circuit configured to receive a first signal that is based on the variable voltage supply signal; and a cascode amplifier stage comprising a first field effect transistor (FET) and a second FET in a stacked configuration. The cascode gate bias circuit may be further configured to adaptively convert the first signal into a bias signal for a gate of the first FET. The power amplifier stage may be configured to generate an amplified signal based on the intermediate output.

The invention discloses a single-power-supply ultra-wideband temperature compensation low-noise amplifier circuit, and belongs to the technical field of radio frequency microwaves. The circuit is mainly composed of a pre-stage low-noise amplifier module, an inter-stage temperature compensation equalization module and a post-stage driving amplifier module. The temperature compensation equalizer module generates differential voltage related to temperature through a three-stage gallium arsenide diode temperature sensing unit, outputs a control signal through an enhanced FET differential amplification circuit, drives a voltage-controlled attenuation equalizer to dynamically adjust the attenuation amount of a radio frequency signal, and achieves gain stability in a frequency band. Through the collaborative design of a blocking capacitor and a divider resistor, the grid bias of an FET switch is strictly limited in a transconductance linear adjustment interval, and the interval covers 80% of the effective range of the threshold voltage of a gallium arsenide FET tube. The circuit is powered by a single power supply + 5V, stable work of each module is ensured through active bias and a power supply filter network, and the circuit is suitable for extreme temperature environments such as high-frequency communication and radar.

The invention discloses a defect coupling low-noise amplifier. The low-noise amplifier solves the problem that the performance of a low-noise amplifier in the prior art is influenced by a grid source inductance coupling coefficient. Forward coupling of an input inductor and a grid inductor and reverse coupling of the input inductor and a source inductor are achieved through a unique defect coupling transformer matching network, meanwhile, reverse coupling of a grid inductor and the source inductor is achieved, and the coupling coefficient of the grid-source inductor is reduced through coupling counteracting inductance; by combining a differential common-source transconductance amplification stage, a four-order magnetic coupling resonance unit, a differential transconductance amplification stage with a neutralizing capacitor and an output transformer matching network, the characteristics of high gain bandwidth and low noise are realized; simulation and actual tests verify that the low-noise amplifier can effectively reduce the noise coefficient and broaden the input matching range, has good compatibility and wide application prospects based on a conventional integrated circuit production process, can be applied to a phased array system, and can also form a receiver system with other circuits.

The invention discloses a wide dynamic underwater sound acquisition method suitable for an underwater glider and a hydrophone, and the method comprises the steps: configuring a unique hydrophone into four parallel band-pass filtering and amplifying circuits, each band-pass filtering and amplifying circuit having different acquisition frequency bands; after the underwater glider enters water, underwater sound collection is carried out based on the only installed hydrophone, and underwater sound signals of four collection frequency bands are collected at the same time through four parallel band-pass filtering and amplifying circuits. Through four paths of differentiated gains and frequency segmentation, the wide dynamic full frequency band can be covered, the dynamic range is improved, a single hydrophone integrates four channels, cables and installation space among multiple devices are saved, and the underwater glider compact layout is adapted; the channels are activated on demand, the total power consumption can be reduced, and the endurance time is prolonged. Under the conditions of low power consumption and limited volume of the underwater glider, wide dynamic range signal acquisition can be realized, and signals can be processed in real time.

The invention belongs to the technical field of stability compensation circuits, and particularly relates to a stability compensation circuit structure of a high-speed operational amplifier, which is characterized by comprising a function module, a first control module, a second control module, a third control module, a fourth control module and a fourth control module, and the function module comprises an input stage, a differential common-base gain stage, a common-base level converter module and an output stage, and the stability compensation assembly comprises a dual-frequency load unit which is matched with the functional module and comprises a low-frequency load branch and a high-frequency load branch which are connected in parallel. Through the synergistic effect of the double-frequency load unit and the pole regulation and control capacitor, gain segmentation regulation and control of low-frequency high gain and high-frequency fast attenuation are achieved, the open-loop gain of the operational amplifier breaks through the limitation of 30dB of an existing HBT single-stage operational amplifier, and meanwhile the problem that high-frequency phase shift changes too fast is effectively restrained; through simulation verification, the phase margin can reach 67 degrees, the stability requirement of 45-60 degrees and above of an analog circuit is met, and the core contradiction that the high-gain bandwidth and the phase margin of an HBT device are difficult to balance is thoroughly overcome.

A push-pull source follower circuit includes a main source follower, a first biasing circuit, and a second biasing circuit. The main source follower includes a first transistor and a second transistor between a first power rail and a second power rail, where the first transistor and the second transistor include an N-type transistor and a P-type transistor. The first biasing circuit programs a bias current of the main source follower through generating a first bias voltage of the first transistor. The second biasing circuit programs an output mean voltage of the push-pull source follower circuit through generating a second bias voltage of the second transistor. The bias current and the output mean voltage are programmed independently.

Amplifiers incorporating equalizer and bias offset correction circuits are described. An example amplifier circuit with equalizer and bias offset correction includes an amplifier with an input, an equalizer circuit coupled to the input of the amplifier, and a bias offset correction circuit coupled to the input of the amplifier. The bias offset correction circuit is configured to adjust a bias potential at the input of the amplifier. In one example, the amplifier is a differential amplifier with differential inputs, the equalizer circuit is coupled to the differential inputs of the amplifier and is configured to adjustably modify a gain of the amplifier over frequency, and the bias offset correction circuit is coupled to the differential inputs of the amplifier and is configured to compensate for modifications to bias potentials at the differential inputs of the amplifier due to operation of the equalizer circuit.

An apparatus for wireless communications includes a power amplifier, a low-noise amplifier, a power detector, and a transformer. The transformer includes a first inductor coupled to an output of the power amplifier, and a second inductor coupled to an antenna, wherein the second inductor is magnetically coupled with the first inductor. The transformer also includes a third inductor coupled to an input of the low-noise amplifier, wherein the third inductor is magnetically coupled with the second inductor. The transformer also includes a coupling inductor coupled to an input of the power detector, wherein the coupling inductor is magnetically coupled with at least one of the first inductor and the second inductor.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communications that support enhanced two-stage low-noise amplifiers with feedforward circuitry. In a first aspect, a receiver circuit includes a two-stage low-noise amplifier (LNA) configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) input signal and output a combined amplified RF input signal to a mixer. The two-stage LNA includes a first gain stage configured to amplify the RF input signal and output the amplified RF input signal to a second gain stage of the two-stage LNA and to the mixer via a feedforward path, and includes the second gain stage configured to amplify the amplified RF input signal received from the first gain stage. The two-stage LNA further includes feedforward circuitry in the feedforward path and configured to provide the amplified RF input signal from the first gain stage to the mixer. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.