Disclosed embodiments include a method for reducing amplifier offset drift comprised of receiving a first differential input signal at a first transistor base terminal and a second differential input signal at a second transistor base terminal, coupling the collector of the first transistor to the emitter of a third transistor and the emitter of the second transistor to the emitter of a fourth transistor, then coupling the base of the third transistor to the base of the fourth transistor. The method is also comprised of coupling the collector of the fourth transistor to an output terminal, generating a temperature dependent error correction current to minimize the difference in the amount of current flowing through the third transistor and the amount of current flowing through the fourth transistor, then injecting the error correction current into the emitter terminal of at least one of either the third transistor or the fourth transistor.

Techniques and mechanisms for providing signal communication with a configurable transceiver circuit. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises transceiver circuitry including an output stage and current mirror circuitry. The output stage is coupled to receive a differential signal pair and to provide at least one output signal based on the differential signal pair. In another embodiment, configuration logic is operable to select between a first mode and a second mode of the transceiver circuit. The first mode includes the current mirror circuitry being disabled from providing a current signal to the output stage, and a first circuit path being closed to provide voltage to the output stage. The second mode includes the first circuit path being open and the current mirror circuitry being enabled to provide a current signal to the output stage.

A buffer circuit includes a first differential amplifier, second differential amplifier, third differential amplifier, and mixer. The first differential amplifier generates a positive differential signal and a negative differential signal based on an input signal and a reference voltage signal. The second differential amplifier generates a first signal based on the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal. The third differential amplifier generates a second signal having a different phase from the first signal based on the positive differential signal and the negative differential signal. The mixer outputs a signal, generated by mixing the first signal and the second signal, as an output signal.

Methods and apparatus for providing adaptive biasing to power amplifiers. Adaptive bias circuits are configured to provide sharp turn on and/or current clamping to improve the efficiency of a power amplifier over a wide input signal bandwidth. Sharp turn on may be achieved using a subtraction technique to subtract outputs from multiple detectors. Clamping may be achieved using MOSFET device characteristics to pull the device from the triode region into the saturation, subtraction techniques to subtract the outputs from multiple detectors, and/or by using circuit devices, such as diodes.

A detection device includes a driving circuit which drives a vibrator, and a detection circuit which detects a desired signal. The driving circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit which receives a feedback signal, and performs a current-voltage conversion, a drive signal output circuit which amplifies an input voltage signal after being subjected to the current-voltage conversion, and outputs a drive signal of a sine wave, and a gain control circuit which controls a gain of amplification of the drive signal in the drive signal output circuit. When a resistance for a current-voltage conversion is set to RI, the gain of the amplification of the drive signal in the drive signal output circuit is set to K, and an equivalent series resistance in a fundamental wave mode of the vibrator is set to R, the gain control circuit performs a gain control such that K×RI=R is satisfied.

Provided is a current generation circuit including a first terminal to be connected to a first external circuit; a second terminal to be connected to a second external circuit; a first resistor in which a potential is generated by the first external circuit connected through the first terminal; a second resistor in which a potential is generated by the second external circuit connected through the second terminal; a first amplifier circuit including a first positive input terminal to which the potential generated in the first resistor is supplied, and a first negative input terminal to which the potential generated in the second resistor is supplied; and a first MOS transistor having a gate connected to an output terminal of the first amplifier circuit, a source connected to the first negative input terminal, and a drain connected to a first differential current terminal.

An input stage for an LVDS receiver circuit is provided, which includes at least one supply voltage connection as well as a first and a second stage input to be acted upon by a differential input signal pair. The input stage further includes a first and a second differential stage, the stage inputs being directly connected to one input each of the first differential stage and indirectly, via one level-shifting circuit each, to one input each of the second differential stage. According to the present invention, the first and the second differential stage are connected to the supply voltage connection via one transistor each of a third differential stage, the control input of one of these transistors being connected to a measuring path connecting the stage inputs to one another, with the control input of the other transistor being connected to an apparatus/device (arrangement) for providing a reference voltage.

A variable current trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for an ultrasound device is described. The TIA may be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer to amplify an output signal of the ultrasonic transducer representing an ultrasound signal received by the ultrasonic transducer. During acquisition of the ultrasound signal by the ultrasonic transducer, one or more current sources in the TIA may be varied.

A device is disclosed. The device includes an operational amplifier, an output circuit and a first feedback circuit. The operational amplifier includes an input terminal that is configured to receive a feedback signal. The output circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the operational amplifier and is configured to generate an output signal in response to an output of the operational amplifier. The first feedback circuit is coupled to the output circuit and is configured to couple at least one first ripple signal in the output signal to the input terminal of the operational amplifier that is configured to receive the feedback signal, for adjusting the output signal. A method also is disclosed herein.

An input stage for an LVDS receiver circuit is provided, which includes at least one supply voltage connection as well as a first and a second stage input to be acted upon by a differential input signal pair. The input stage further includes a first and a second differential stage, the stage inputs being directly connected to one input each of the first differential stage and indirectly, via one level-shifting circuit each, to one input each of the second differential stage. According to the present invention, the first and the second differential stage are connected to the supply voltage connection via one transistor each of a third differential stage, the control input of one of these transistors being connected to a measuring path connecting the stage inputs to one another, with the control input of the other transistor being connected to an apparatus/device (arrangement) for providing a reference voltage.