Patent classifications
H03F2200/453
BIAS CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR POWER TRANSISTORS
A system includes a reference field effect transistor (FET), wherein the reference FET is a depletion mode transistor, and a bias control circuit. The bias control circuit includes a voltage sensor connected to a drain terminal of the reference FET. The voltage sensor is configured to measure a voltage at the drain terminal of the reference FET as a measured voltage, determine a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the measured voltage, and output the voltage difference at a voltage sensor output terminal. The system includes a translation circuit connected the voltage sensor output terminal. The translation circuit is configured to convert the voltage difference into a negative gate bias voltage, and apply the negative gate bias voltage to a gate terminal of the reference FET.
Methods and apparatus for driver calibration
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for driver calibration. The methods and apparatus may comprise various circuits and/or systems to minimize an offset output current (e.g., a drive current) due to an offset voltage in an operational amplifier. The methods and apparatus may comprise a current comparator circuit and a replica circuit that operate in conjunction with each other to monitor the drive current and provide a feedback signal, which is then used to adjust the drive current and improve the accuracy of the drive current.
Programmable continuous time linear equalizer having stabilized high-frequency peaking for controlling operating current of a slicer
Methods and systems are described that include a differential amplifier driving an active load circuit, the active load circuit having a pair of load transistors and a high-frequency gain stage providing high frequency peaking for the active load circuit according to a frequency response characteristic determined in part by resistive values of a pair of active resistors connected, respectively, to gates of the pair of load transistors, and a bias circuit configured to stabilize the high frequency peaking of the high-frequency gain stage by generating a process-and-temperature variation (PVT)-dependent control voltage at gates of the active resistors to stabilize the resistive values of the pair of active resistors to account for PVT-dependent voltages at the gates of the pair of load transistors.
Field-effect transistor arrangement and method for setting a drain current of a field-effect transistor
A field-effect transistor system is provided that comprises a field-effect transistor having a back-gate terminal that can be adjusted by a back-gate voltage, a gate-source voltage and a drain-source voltage additionally being present at the field-effect transistor, and a drain current flowing through the field-effect transistor. In addition, the field-effect transistor system includes a control unit connected to the back-gate terminal, which unit is set up to set the drain current flowing through the field-effect transistor to a setpoint current via a controlling of the back-gate voltage at the back-gate terminal, the controlling of the back-gate voltage taking place as a function of at least the gate-source voltage. In addition, a method is provided for setting a drain current of a field-effect transistor.
Load-adaptive power amplifier
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an amplification system. The amplification system generally includes: a first amplifier having an output coupled to an output of the amplification system; a second amplifier, inputs of the first amplifier and the second amplifier being coupled to an input of the amplification system; an impedance coupled to an output of the second amplifier; and a biasing circuit having a first voltage sense input coupled to the output of the first amplifier, a second voltage sense input coupled to the output of the second amplifier, and an output coupled to a bias input of the first amplifier.
Self-calibrated input voltage-agnostic replica-biased current sensing apparatus
A current sensing topology uses an amplifier with capacitively coupled inputs in feedback to sense the input offset of the amplifier, which can be compensated for during measurement. The amplifier with capacitively coupled inputs in feedback is used to: operate the amplifier in a region where the input common-mode specifications are relaxed, so that the feedback loop gain and/or bandwidth is higher; operate the sensor from the converter input voltage by employing high-PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) regulators to create a local, clean supply voltage, causing less disruption to the power grid in the switch area; sample the difference between the input voltage and the controller supply, and recreate that between the drain voltages of the power and replica switches; and compensate for power delivery network related (PDN-related) changes in the input voltage during current sensing.
ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLY OUTPUT VOLTAGES WITH ONE REGULATION LOOP
Provided is a an electronic system (1) comprising a plurality of sub blocks (21, 22, . . . ), a differential amplifier (3), a voltage regulation loop comprising a first transistor (40) and a variable resistor (5), and a plurality of additional transistors (41, 42, . . . ). The input reference voltage (VRF) and the variable resistor are configured such that a first sub block (21) is supplied with its required power supply output voltage (VDD1) by the transistor to which it is connected. The amplifier is configured to output on each of its outputs a power supply reference voltage (VG1, VG2 . . . ) such that each sub block (22, . . . ) other than the first sub block is supplied with its required power supply output voltage (VDD2 . . . ) by the transistor to which it is connected.
Compensation of trapping in field effect transistors
A circuit includes a field effect transistor (FET), a reference transistor having an output coupled to an output of the FET, an active bias circuit coupled to the reference transistor and configured to generate an input signal for the reference transistor in response to a change in drain current of the reference transistor due to carrier trapping and to apply the input signal to an input of the reference transistor, and a summing node coupled to an input of the FET and to the input of the reference transistor. The summing node adds the input signal to an input signal of the FET to compensate the carrier trapping effect.
Sensing circuit and source driver including the same
The present disclosure discloses a sensing circuit and a source driver including the same, capable of decreasing influence on the performance of an integrator according to a panel load and reducing a chip area by excluding a feedback capacitor of the integrator. The sensing circuit may convert an input current, received from a display panel, into an output current having linearity and an amount of current smaller than the input current.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVER CALIBRATION
Driver circuits, systems for driving actuators, and imaging systems with actuators. The driver circuit includes a current comparator circuit, a driver, and a replica circuit. The current comparator circuit includes a first node having a first voltage. The current comparator circuit also includes a second node having a second voltage. The driver includes a first terminal responsive to the second voltage. The driver also includes a second terminal connected to a reference voltage. The replica circuit includes a third terminal connected to the first node. The replica circuit also includes a fourth terminal connected to the second terminal of the driver. The replica circuit also includes a fifth terminal connected to the first terminal of the driver.