Patent classifications
H03M3/30
System and method for improved RF pulse width modulation
A system for generating an RFPWM signal comprises a delta sigma modulator having a plurality of outputs, a phase-locked loop comprising a plurality of phase quantization outputs, at least one multiplexer having a plurality of signal inputs, a plurality of selector inputs, and at least one output, the signal inputs communicatively connected to the phase quantization outputs of the phase-locked loop and the selector inputs electrically connected to the outputs of the delta sigma modulator, and a driver having an input communicatively connected to the output of the multiplexer and an output generating an RFPWM signal. A method of generating an RFPWM signal is also described.
Receiver for simultaneous signals in carrier aggregation
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for receivers. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include an in-phase sigma delta receiver coupled to a radio frequency input port providing at least a first carrier aggregation signal and a second carrier aggregation signal; and a quadrature phase sigma delta receiver coupled to the radio frequency input port providing at least the first carrier aggregation signal and the second aggregation signal, wherein the in-phase sigma delta receiver and the quadrature phase sigma delta receiver each include a resonator stage circuitry including at least one variable capacitor that varies notch frequencies to provide passbands for the first carrier aggregation signal and the second carrier aggregation signal. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR SYSTEM
A microelectromechanical acceleration sensor system including a microelectromechanical acceleration sensor element for detecting acceleration values acting on the acceleration sensor element, a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog output signals of the acceleration sensor element into digital output signals, and a first signal generator element and a second signal generator element. The first signal generator element is connected between the acceleration sensor element and the analog-to-digital converter and being configured to apply a predetermined signal value to the output signals of the acceleration sensor element. The signal value of the first signal generator element corresponding to an acceleration value that is greater than the average gravity acceleration, and the second signal generator element being connected in a signal processing direction downstream from the analog-to-digital converter and being configured to correct the digital output signals of the analog-to-digital converter by the signal value of the first signal generator element.
READOUT CIRCUIT, OFFSET VOLTAGE ELIMINATING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Disclosed are a readout circuit, an offset voltage eliminating method and device, a computer device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The readout circuit includes an object quantizer and an offset voltage elimination circuit. The offset voltage elimination circuit includes a correction circuit and a calibration circuit, an input of the correction circuit is connected to an output of the object quantizer, a compensation input of the calibration circuit is connected to an output of the current compensator, and a reference input of the calibration circuit is connected to the output of the object quantizer.
Vibration Rectification Error Correction Device, Sensor Module, And Vibration Rectification Error Correction Method
A vibration rectification error correction device includes a first filter that operates in synchronization with the measured signal, and a second filter that operates in synchronization with the reference signal, in which the first filter generates a third signal based on a first signal having a first group delay amount and a second signal having a second group delay amount, the second filter receives a signal based on the third signal and outputs a fourth signal, and a first vibration rectification error and a second vibration rectification error have different polarities.
Low-Emissions Touch Controller
Technology directed to low-emissions touch controller in in-cell touch display systems is described. One in-cell touch controller includes a signal generator circuit that is configured to generate a sense signal according to a sensing function, the sense signal including a windowed sinusoidal waveform. The controller generates a transition signal to transition the in-cell touch display between a display function and the sensing function. The controller drives the sense signal and the transition signal on common voltage (VCOM) layer of electrodes during a touch scanning interval. During a display function interval an integrated display driver is configured to drive a first signal on the VCOM layer of electrodes during a display function interval.
Ultrasound probe with low frequency, low voltage digital microbeamformer
An ultrasound probe (106) contains an array transducer (101) and a microbeamformer coupled to elements of the array. The microbeamformer comprises analog ASICs (102) with transmitters and amplifiers coupled to elements of the array (101). The microbeamformer also comprises analog to digital converters which convert received echo signals to digital data, and digital beamforming circuitry located in digital ASICs (103). The digital ASICs (103) are clocked at a lower core frequency than that of which the digital integrated circuit process of the digital ASICs (103) is capable, and the digital ASICs (103) are operated at a lower supply voltage than that for which the digital integrated circuit process is designed, both of which reduce power consumption by the microbeamformer.
BLUR COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION DEVICE
A blur compensation circuit of an optical image stabilization device includes a movement detection circuit configured to provide a movement detection signal corresponding to a movement of a photographing module; a position detection circuit configured to provide a position signal of an actuator for driving the photographing module; a delta-sigma conversion circuit configured to generate control data corresponding to a deviation between the movement detection signal and the position signal, perform a delta-sigma conversion on the control data, and output driving data corresponding to a result of the delta-sigma conversion; and a driving circuit configured to control driving of the actuator by the driving data.
Transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals
An apparatus comprising: a sampler for over-sampling an input signal to produce a sampled input signal; a delta-sigma modulator for modulating the sampled input signal to produce a modulated signal; and a filter for filtering the modulated signal, the filter comprising: a conductive patch and a ground plane separated by a dielectric wherein the ground plane comprises a band-gap periodic structure.
Physical quantity sensor module, clinometer, and structure monitoring device
A physical quantity sensor module includes: a resonant frequency shift based physical quantity sensor whose frequency adjusts with a adjust in physical quantity; a reference signal oscillator which outputs a reference signal; a frequency delta-sigma modulator which performs frequency delta-sigma modulation of the reference signal, using an operation signal based on a measurement target signal as an output from the resonant frequency shift based physical quantity sensor, and generates a frequency delta-sigma modulated signal; a first low-pass filter provided on an output side of the frequency delta-sigma modulator and operating synchronously with the measurement target signal as the output from the resonant frequency shift based physical quantity sensor; and a second low-pass filter provided on an output side of the first low-pass filter and operating synchronously with the reference signal.