Noise Filter Circuit With Controllable Off-Resistance for Faster Settling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing noise filter circuits face issues with high power consumption, large area consumption, and slow settling time due to large transistor off-resistance, which are not suitable for low-voltage applications and cause undesired voltage mismatches.
Innovation Solution
A noise filter circuit with a transistor off-resistance control circuit that includes a first transistor and a charge storage component, where the control terminal is not directly tied to a reference voltage, allowing for controllable off-resistance through a transistor off-resistance control circuit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If large resistance/capacitance is used in the low-pass filter to achieve low corner frequency, then noise filtering performance is improved, but settling time increases and area consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the transistor off-resistance controllable and adjustable rather than fixed. The control circuit dynamically adjusts the off-resistance of the transistor based on operational requirements, allowing the filter to adapt between high resistance (for better noise filtering) and lower resistance (for faster settling), thus resolving the contradiction between noise filtering performance and settling time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the resistance parameter of the transistor by controlling its off-resistance through a dedicated control circuit. By adjusting the control voltage applied to the transistor, the off-resistance can be varied to optimize both noise filtering and settling time performance, directly addressing the contradiction between these two parameters
2Object-affected harmful factors
If large resistance/capacitance is used in the low-pass filter to achieve low corner frequency, then noise filtering performance is improved, but area consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the resistance parameter of the transistor by controlling its off-resistance through a dedicated control circuit. By adjusting the control voltage applied to the transistor, the off-resistance can be varied to optimize both noise filtering and settling time performance, directly addressing the contradiction between these two parameters
3Object-affected harmful factors
If transistor off-resistance is large, then noise filtering is improved, but settling time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the transistor off-resistance controllable and adjustable rather than fixed. The control circuit dynamically adjusts the off-resistance of the transistor based on operational requirements, allowing the filter to adapt between high resistance (for better noise filtering) and lower resistance (for faster settling), thus resolving the contradiction between noise filtering performance and settling time
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution reduces transistor off-resistance, improving settling time, reducing operational amplifier output voltage, and minimizing voltage mismatches, making it suitable for low-voltage applications.
Implementation Method 1
The filter includes a first transistor and a charge storage component
Implementation Method 2
The first transistor is arranged to have off-resistance when turned off or operated under sub-threshold region
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AI summary
A noise filter circuit includes a filter and a transistor off-resistance control circuit. The filter includes a first transistor and a charge storage component. The first transistor has off-resistance when turned off or operated under sub-threshold region. A control terminal of the first transistor is not directly tied to a reference voltage, and is used to receive a first control voltage. The charge storage component has one terminal coupled to a connection terminal of the first transistor. The transistor off-resistance control circuit is coupled to the first transistor, and arranged to set the first control voltage for controlling the off-resistance of the first transistor.