An apparatus of processing a signal or a biosignal, and a method of processing a signal or a biosignal are provided. The method of processing signal involves receiving a first reference signal having a frequency component of a measurement signal to be applied to a subject, receiving a second reference signal having a frequency component within a frequency bandwidth of an amplifier, and converting a first signal measured from the subject to a second signal within the frequency bandwidth of the amplifier, based on the first reference signal and the second reference signal.

A switched-capacitor amplifier circuit includes multiple switched-capacitor networks, an amplifier, and multiple reset circuits. The switched-capacitor networks are configured to receive respective input voltages during a sampling phase, and generate sampled voltages. During an amplification phase, the amplifier is coupled with the switched-capacitor networks, and is configured to receive the sampled voltages. The amplifier is further configured to generate output voltages. During the sampling phase, the amplifier is coupled with the reset circuits, and is further configured to receive divided voltages such that the amplifier is reset. The reset circuits are configured to receive and provide a common-mode voltage and the output voltages to the amplifier. The divided voltages are generated based on the common-mode voltage and the output voltages. Each reset circuit includes at least one of a resistor and a capacitor.

An amplifier comprises a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a fourth capacitor, a first transistor, a second transistor, and an output node. The first capacitor is electrically connected between a first power supply node and a first node, the second capacitor is electrically connected between the first node and a second node, the third capacitor is electrically connected between a second power supply node and a third node, and the fourth capacitor is electrically connected between the third node and a fourth node. The first transistor has a gate node electrically connected to the second node, and the second transistor has a gate node electrically connected to the fourth node. The output node is selectively connected to the first transistor and the second transistor. The first node and the third node are configured to be selectively electrically connected to a voltage node and a common voltage node.

An exemplary system and method is disclosed employing a floating inverter amplifier comprising an inverter-based circuit comprising an input configured to be switchable between a floating reservoir capacitor during a first phase of operation and to a device power source during a second phase of operation. In some embodiments, the floating inverter amplifier is further configured for current reuse and dynamic bias. In other embodiments, the floating inverter amplifier is further configured with a dynamic cascode mechanism that does not need any additional bias voltage. The dynamic cascode mechanism may be used in combination with 2-step fast-settling operation to provide high-gain and high-speed noise suppression operation.

System and apparatus for measuring biopotential and implementation thereof. A device for mitigating electromagnetic interference (EMI) thereby increasing signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to an elegant, novel circuit for measuring a plurality of biopotentials in useful in a variety of medical applications. This allows for robust, portable, low-power, higher S/N devices which have historically required a much bigger footprint.

Techniques for determining a state of health of an energy storage device that utilize a capacitor gain amplifier to provide an AC gain and block the DC voltage. An input capacitor can couple between an input excitation signal generator circuit and the amplifier's inverting input terminal, and a feedback capacitor can couple between the amplifier's inverting input terminal and the amplifier's output. A switch can be used to reset the feedback capacitor periodically to prevent the amplifier's output from becoming saturated from a leakage current at the inverting input terminal of the amplifier.

A switched capacitor modulator (SCM) includes a RF power amplifier. The RF power amplifier receives a rectified voltage and a RF drive signal and modulates an input signal in accordance with the rectified voltage to generate a RF output signal to an output terminal. A reactance in parallel with the output terminal is configured to vary in response to a control signal to vary an equivalent reactance in parallel with the output terminal. A controller generates the control signal and a commanded phase. The commanded phase controls the RF drive signal. The reactance is at least one of a capacitance or an inductance, and the capacitance or the inductance varies in accordance with the control signal.

Numerous embodiments of analog neural memory arrays are disclosed. In certain embodiments, each memory cell in the array has an approximately constant source impedance when that cell is being operated. In certain embodiments, power consumption is substantially constant from bit line to bit line within the array when cells are being read. In certain embodiments, weight mapping is performed adaptively for optimal performance in power and noise.

Embodiments relate to a circuit implementation for extending the bandwidth of an amplifier. The extended bandwidth amplifier includes an amplifier coupled between an input node and an output node of the extended bandwidth amplifier. The amplifier has an input capacitance and an output capacitance. The extended bandwidth amplifier additionally includes a first digitally-trimmable negative-capacitance capacitor coupled between the input node of the extended bandwidth amplifier and a power supply terminal. The digitally-trimmable negative-capacitance capacitor includes a first branch, a second branch, and a controller. The first branch includes a first capacitor having a first negative capacitance, and a first switch. The second branch includes a second capacitor having a second negative capacitance, and a second switch. The controller is configured to turn on the first switch and the second switch based on the input capacitance of the amplifier.

The amplifier includes an input circuit configured to convert an input signal into a current; an output circuit comprising at least one switching element for reducing a voltage change of an output end of the input circuit and configured to provide an output signal; and a biasing circuit connected to the at least one switching element to form a feedback loop for reducing the voltage change of the output end of the input circuit.