H03F2203/45354

BIASED AMPLIFIER
20210288624 · 2021-09-16 ·

In one example an amplifier includes a bias circuit, an open-loop gain stage including a first PMOS having a gate coupled to a first node, a source coupled to a second node, a drain coupled to a third node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a second PMOS having a gate coupled to a ground node, a source coupled to the second node, a drain coupled to a fourth node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a first NMOS having a drain and a gate coupled to the third node and a source coupled to a fifth node, a second NMOS having a drain coupled to the fourth node, a gate coupled to the third node, and a source coupled to the fifth node, an adjustable resistor coupleable between the third and fourth nodes, and a buffer stage coupled to the open-loop gain stage.

Highly linear input and output rail-to-rail amplifier
11082012 · 2021-08-03 · ·

An amplifier includes input transconductors that receive an input signal, the input signal having a voltage swing. A supply side current mirror generates a gate voltage as a function of input signal voltage and current sources that provide a bias current of the input transconductors as a function of the gate voltage to maintain a constant bias current across the voltage swing of the input signal. Resistors average source voltages of the transconductance-cancelling transconductors to provide an average source voltage and apply the average source voltage to wells of input devices of the transconductance-cancelling transconductors to reduce back bias effect. The input devices are laid out in a same well and have a common centroid to cancel out process mismatches. A first I-DAC trims an offset of first transconductors, and a second I-DAC trims an offset of second transconductors to attain low offsets across a rail-to-rail input common mode range.

Amplifier with low drift biasing
11095260 · 2021-08-17 · ·

An amplifier includes an input transistor, an input terminal, a first current source, a cascode transistor, and a second current source. The input transistor is coupled to the input terminal. The first current source is coupled to the input transistor and is configured to provide a bias current to the input transistor that is proportional to absolute temperature. The cascode transistor is coupled to the input transistor. The second current source is coupled to the cascode transistor and is configured to provide a bias current to the cascode transistor that is complementary to absolute temperature.

Biased amplifier
11025216 · 2021-06-01 · ·

In one example an amplifier includes a bias circuit, an open-loop gain stage including a first PMOS having a gate coupled to a first node, a source coupled to a second node, a drain coupled to a third node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a second PMOS having a gate coupled to a ground node, a source coupled to the second node, a drain coupled to a fourth node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a first NMOS having a drain and a gate coupled to the third node and a source coupled to a fifth node, a second NMOS having a drain coupled to the fourth node, a gate coupled to the third node, and a source coupled to the fifth node, an adjustable resistor coupleable between the third and fourth nodes, and a buffer stage coupled to the open-loop gain stage.

LOW POWER OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER TRIM OFFSET CIRCUITRY
20210167731 · 2021-06-03 ·

Enhanced operational amplifier trim circuitry and techniques are presented herein. In one implementation, a circuit includes a reference circuit configured to produce a set of reference voltages, and a digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) circuit. The DAC circuit comprises a plurality of transistor pairs, where each pair among the plurality of transistor pairs is configured to provide portions of adjustment currents for an operational amplifier based at least on the set of reference voltages and sizing among transistors of each pair. The circuit also includes drain switching elements coupled to drain terminals of the transistors of each pair and configured to selectively couple one or more of the portions of the adjustment currents to the operational amplifier in accordance with digital trim codes.

Differential amplifier circuit

A differential amplifier circuit includes a first input transistor that receives a signal supplied from the first input terminal via a gate thereof, a second input transistor that receives a signal supplied from the second input terminal via a gate thereof, and an offset voltage adjustment circuit that is connected to at least one between the first input terminal and the gate of the first input transistor and between the second input terminal and the gate of the second input transistor.

Input buffer circuit having differential amplifier
10902892 · 2021-01-26 · ·

Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes first and second signal lines; a first differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving an input signal, a non-inverting input node receiving a reference potential, and an output node connected to the first signal line; a second differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving the reference potential, a non-inverting input node receiving the input signal, and an output node connected to the second signal line; a level shift circuit cross-coupled to the first and second signal lines; a first replica circuit connected to the first signal line; a second replica circuit connected to the second signal line; and a first switch circuit configured to activate one of the level shift circuit, the first replica circuit, and the second replica circuit.

HIGHLY LINEAR INPUT AND OUTPUT RAIL-TO-RAIL AMPLIFIER
20200358406 · 2020-11-12 ·

An amplifier includes input transconductors that receive an input signal, the input signal having a voltage swing. A supply side current mirror generates a gate voltage as a function of input signal voltage and current sources that provide a bias current of the input transconductors as a function of the gate voltage to maintain a constant bias current across the voltage swing of the input signal. Resistors average source voltages of the transconductance-cancelling transconductors to provide an average source voltage and apply the average source voltage to wells of input devices of the transconductance-cancelling transconductors to reduce back bias effect. The input devices are laid out in a same well and have a common centroid to cancel out process mismatches. A first I-DAC trims an offset of first transconductors, and a second I-DAC trims an offset of second transconductors to attain low offsets across a rail-to-rail input common mode range.

INPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT HAVING DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER
20200302977 · 2020-09-24 · ·

Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes first and second signal lines; a first differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving an input signal, a non-inverting input node receiving a reference potential, and an output node connected to the first signal line; a second differential amplifier having an inverting input node receiving the reference potential a non-inverting input node receiving the input signal, and an output node connected to the second signal line, a level shift circuit cross-coupled to the first and second signal lines; a first replica circuit connected to the first signal line; a second replica circuit connected to the second signal line; and a first switch circuit configured to activate one of the level shift circuit, the first replica circuit, and the second replica circuit.

AMPLIFIER, AND RECEIVING CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE AMPLIFIER
20200266787 · 2020-08-20 · ·

An amplifier includes a first input circuit, a second input circuit, a first compensation circuit, a second compensation circuit. The first input circuit changes a voltage level of the negative output node based on a first input signal. The second input circuit changes a voltage level of the positive output node based on a second input signal. The first compensation circuit changes the voltage level of the positive output node based on the first input signal. The second compensation circuit changes the voltage level of the negative output node based on the second output signal.