A resonant tank includes a first capacitor formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first inductor formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second capacitor formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a second inductor formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first capacitor, the first inductor, the second capacitor, and the second inductor are connected in a ring configuration, with each capacitor connected between a pair of the inductors and with each inductor connected between a pair of the capacitors. An amplifier circuit is coupled to the resonant tank and configured to amplify a signal in the resonant tank.

An offset compensated differential amplifier employing a multi-tan h circuit comprising differential pairs coupled in parallel to compensate for an offset voltage of the output voltage in the offset compensation calibration mode is disclosed. The differential pairs each include a compensation transistor coupled to the positive internal node and a reference transistor coupled to the negative internal node. Each compensation transistor receives the compensation control voltage and each reference transistor receives a different reference voltage. The multi-tan h circuit generates an offset compensation voltage on the positive and negative internal nodes based on a difference between the compensation control voltage and the different reference voltages. The multi-tan h circuit comprises a larger linear range than a hyperbolic tangent current transfer function of a single differential pair. The offset compensated differential amplifier provides offset compensation with improved linearity and a finer granularity compared to a conventional differential amplifier.

A current source circuit can include a first amplifier circuit and a second amplifier circuit. Each of the first and second amplifier circuits can be configured to generate respective amplifier output voltages based on a corresponding input voltage and respective feedback voltage. The current source circuit can further include a cross-coupling circuit that can include a first set of resistors and a second set of resistors. The first set of resistors can be configured to establish a first cross-coupling voltage based on the first amplifier output voltage and the second set of resistors can be configured to establish a second cross-coupling voltage based on the second amplifier output voltage. The first and second amplifier circuits can be configured to maintain the first and second cross-coupling voltage at a given voltage amplitude to provide a constant current at an output node of the current source circuit.

The disclosure provides a time gain compensation (TGC) circuit. The TGC circuit includes an impedance network. A differential amplifier is coupled to the impedance network. The differential amplifier includes a first input port, a second input port, a first output port and a second output port. A first feedback resistor is coupled between the first input port and the first output port. A second feedback resistor is coupled between the second input port and the second output port. The impedance network provides a fixed impedance to the differential amplifier when a gain of the TGC circuit is changed from a maximum value to a minimum value.

A circuit arrangement comprises a first input node, a first output node, a sampling capacitor means and a first switching means being switchable between a first switching state and a second switching state. The first switching means is coupled to the sampling capacitor means, the first input node and the first output node in such a way that the sampling capacitor means is conductively connected to the first input node and disconnected from the first output node in the first switching state and the sampling capacitor means is disconnected from the first input node and conductively connected to the first output node in the second switching state. A first charge-storing element is coupled via a second switching means to the first input node in such a way that the charge-storing element is charged in the first switching state and discharged in the second switching state, thereby at least partly compensating current flow for charging the sampling capacitor means in the first switching state.

A resonant tank includes a first capacitor formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first inductor formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second capacitor formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a second inductor formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first capacitor, the first inductor, the second capacitor, and the second inductor are connected in a ring configuration, with each capacitor connected between a pair of the inductors and with each inductor connected between a pair of the capacitors. An amplifier circuit is coupled to the resonant tank and configured to amplify a signal in the resonant tank.

An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) includes an input terminal configured to receive an analog input voltage signal. A first ADC stage is coupled to the input terminal and is configured to output a first digital value corresponding to the analog input voltage signal and a first analog residue signal corresponding to a difference between the first digital value and the analog input signal. An inverter based residue amplifier is configured to receive the first analog residue signal, amplify the first analog residue signal, and output an amplified residue signal. The amplified residue signal is converted to a second digital value, and the first and second digital values are combined to create a digital output signal corresponding to the analog input voltage signal.

An embodiment voltage-current converter circuit comprises a first amplifier and a second amplifier having homologous first input nodes configured to receive a voltage signal therebetween as well as homologous second input nodes having a resistor coupled therebetween. First and second current mirror circuits are provided comprising first input transistors having their control terminal coupled to the output nodes of the amplifiers. First and second current sensing circuitry having first and second current output nodes are coupled to the current mirror output nodes of the current mirror circuits and configured to provide therebetween a current which is a function of the voltage signal between the homologous first input nodes of the amplifier.

An amplifier includes: a first input transistor connected to a first input, a first output, and a power source or a ground, a second input transistor connected to a second input, a second output, and the power source or the ground; a first replica transistor connected to the first input, a detection node, and the power source or the ground; a second replica transistor connected to the second input, the detection node, and the power source or the ground; and a bias transistor connected to a bias voltage, the detection node, and the power source or the ground.

An operational amplifier integrated circuit includes a differential pair of transistors having a first input, a second input. A bias current generator applies a bias current to an output of the differential pair of transistors. A control loop generates a control voltage arising from a difference in potentials between the first input and the second input. An additional current that is added to the bias current is generated in response to the control voltage.