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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A RADAR SIGNAL
20210055376 · 2021-02-25 ·

The present disclosure relates to a radar transmitting device, comprising a CMOS transceiver chip configured to provide at least one local oscillator signal at an output of the CMOS transceiver chip, and at least one BiCMOS transmitter chip coupled to the CMOS transceiver chip. The BiCMOS transmitter chip has an input for the local oscillator signal, at least one amplifier coupled to the input, a plurality of outputs for outputting a radar transmission signal on the basis of the local oscillator signal, and a plurality of transmission paths between the input and the plurality of outputs. Each of the transmission paths has a controllable analog phase shifter for controllable beam scanning during emission of the radar transmission signal. Additionally or alternatively, individual transmission paths of the BiCMOS transmitter chip can be selectively activated or deactivated using control signals.

Extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction
10826440 · 2020-11-03 · ·

Apparatus and method for extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction. In one embodiment, the method includes amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an amplified RF signal and introducing a first delay in the amplified RF signal. The method also includes receiving an error signal of the amplified RF signal and centering a correction bandwidth with respect to the amplified RF signal. The method also includes amplifying the error signal and combining the amplified RF signal and the amplified error signal to reduce an error in the amplified RF signal. The first delay is smaller than a second delay caused by the error path.

Extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction
10826440 · 2020-11-03 · ·

Apparatus and method for extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction. In one embodiment, the method includes amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an amplified RF signal and introducing a first delay in the amplified RF signal. The method also includes receiving an error signal of the amplified RF signal and centering a correction bandwidth with respect to the amplified RF signal. The method also includes amplifying the error signal and combining the amplified RF signal and the amplified error signal to reduce an error in the amplified RF signal. The first delay is smaller than a second delay caused by the error path.

Transimpedance amplifiers with feedforward current

Transimpedance amplifiers with feedforward current are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a transimpedance amplifier that amplifies an input current received at an input to generate an output voltage at an output. The amplifier system further includes a controllable current source that is coupled to the output of the transimpedance amplifier, and operable to provide a feedforward current that changes in relation to the input current of the transimpedance amplifier. By providing a feedforward current in this manner, gain and speed performance of the transimpedance amplifier is enhanced.

Radio-frequency power amplification circuit and radio-frequency mode adjustment method

A radio-frequency power amplification circuit includes: a power amplification sub-circuit and an output matching sub-circuit, wherein the power amplification sub-circuit is used for selecting, according to a received control signal corresponding to a radio-frequency mode, a power amplification parameter corresponding to the radio-frequency mode to amplify a received radio-frequency signal, and outputting the amplified radio-frequency signal; the output matching sub-circuit is connected to the power amplification sub-circuit and is used for receiving the amplified radio-frequency signal, and transmitting, according to the control signal, the amplified radio-frequency signal by using an impedance corresponding to the radio-frequency mode.

AV AMPLIFIER
20240015441 · 2024-01-11 ·

An AV amplifier contains an input unit to input digital data and an operation unit that receives a reproduction instruction. A switching unit switches whether to output the digital data input to a server interface unit or DSP in response to the reproduction instruction. The DSP processes the digital data output to obtain and output a two-channel signal, which the server interface unit transmits by the switching unit to a server and receives an audio signal from the server. An audio reproduction unit reproduces the server interface unit received audio signal and an audio signal output by the DSP. An output unit outputs the reproduced audio signal to each speaker and a control unit controls the switching unit and the server interface unit in response to the reproduction instruction from the user. The control unit controls the switching unit, when two-channel audio reproduction is instructed from the user.

AV AMPLIFIER
20240015441 · 2024-01-11 ·

An AV amplifier contains an input unit to input digital data and an operation unit that receives a reproduction instruction. A switching unit switches whether to output the digital data input to a server interface unit or DSP in response to the reproduction instruction. The DSP processes the digital data output to obtain and output a two-channel signal, which the server interface unit transmits by the switching unit to a server and receives an audio signal from the server. An audio reproduction unit reproduces the server interface unit received audio signal and an audio signal output by the DSP. An output unit outputs the reproduced audio signal to each speaker and a control unit controls the switching unit and the server interface unit in response to the reproduction instruction from the user. The control unit controls the switching unit, when two-channel audio reproduction is instructed from the user.

EXTENDED OPERATIONAL BANDWIDTH AMPLIFIERS WITH FRACTIONAL INSTANTANEOUS BANDWIDTH FEED FORWARD CORRECTION
20200212851 · 2020-07-02 ·

Apparatus and method for extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction. In one embodiment, the method includes amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an amplified RF signal and introducing a first delay in the amplified RF signal. The method also includes receiving an error signal of the amplified RF signal and centering a correction bandwidth with respect to the amplified RF signal. The method also includes amplifying the error signal and combining the amplified RF signal and the amplified error signal to reduce an error in the amplified RF signal. The first delay is smaller than a second delay caused by the error path.

Correction device, correction method, and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

According to one embodiment, a correction device is used for an apparatus including a coil and a conductor in a vicinity of the coil. The correction device corrects an influence of a magnetic field generated by the conductor when a current flows through the coil. The correction device includes a first measuring device, a second measuring device, and a control device. The first measuring device measures a first signal of the coil. The second measuring device measures a second signal of the coil, which is different from the first signal. The control device estimates the influence acting on the coil, based on a difference between the first signal filtered by a first filter and the second signal filtered by a second filter. Furthermore, the control device controls a command signal for flowing the current to the coil, based on an estimation result of the influence.

Voltage-to-current architecture and error

Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to circuitry and techniques for voltage-to-current conversion. For example, certain aspects provide a circuit for signal amplification including a first amplifier; a first transistor, a gate of the first transistor being coupled to an output of the first amplifier and a drain of the first transistor being coupled to an output node of circuit; a first resistive element coupled between a first input node of the circuit and an input of the first amplifier; a second amplifier; a second transistor, a gate of the second transistor being coupled to an output of the second amplifier and a drain of the second transistor being coupled to the output node of circuit; and a second resistive element coupled between a second input node of the circuit and an input of the second amplifier.