H03K5/007

DATA SENSING CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS
20200365194 · 2020-11-19 · ·

In accordance with the present disclosure, a data sensing circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a sensing portion configured to sense and amplify an input signal provided through an activated data line between a first data line and a second data line. The data sensing circuit also includes an offset sampling portion configured to generate a second offset voltage by sampling a first offset voltage of one to be activated between the first data line and the second data line and configured to store the second offset voltage into a parasitic capacitor of the other one between the first data line and the second data line.

Baseline wander correction in AC coupled communication links using equalizer with active feedback

A method and apparatus for correcting baseline wander is disclosed. The method and apparatus may include generating filtered signals by filtering input signals using a filter circuit. An equalizer circuit using the filtered signals may generate output signals. Feedback networks may be configured to couple a respective output signal to a corresponding filtered signal.

Baseline wander correction in AC coupled communication links using equalizer with active feedback

A method and apparatus for correcting baseline wander is disclosed. The method and apparatus may include generating filtered signals by filtering input signals using a filter circuit. An equalizer circuit using the filtered signals may generate output signals. Feedback networks may be configured to couple a respective output signal to a corresponding filtered signal.

Data sensing circuit of semiconductor apparatus
10825488 · 2020-11-03 · ·

In accordance with the present disclosure, a data sensing circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a sensing portion configured to sense and amplify an input signal provided through an activated data line between a first data line and a second data line. The data sensing circuit also includes an offset sampling portion configured to generate a second offset voltage by sampling a first offset voltage of one to be activated between the first data line and the second data line and configured to store the second offset voltage into a parasitic capacitor of the other one between the first data line and the second data line.

Data sensing circuit of semiconductor apparatus
10825488 · 2020-11-03 · ·

In accordance with the present disclosure, a data sensing circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a sensing portion configured to sense and amplify an input signal provided through an activated data line between a first data line and a second data line. The data sensing circuit also includes an offset sampling portion configured to generate a second offset voltage by sampling a first offset voltage of one to be activated between the first data line and the second data line and configured to store the second offset voltage into a parasitic capacitor of the other one between the first data line and the second data line.

PEAK DETECTOR
20200326358 · 2020-10-15 ·

A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.

PEAK DETECTOR
20200326358 · 2020-10-15 ·

A circuit includes a peak detector, a diode, a dynamic clamp circuit, and an offset correction circuit. The peak detector generates a voltage on the peak detector output proportional to a lowest voltage on the peak defector input. The anode of the diode is coupled to the peak detector input. The dynamic clamp circuit is coupled to the peak detector input and is configured to clamp a voltage on the peak detector input responsive to a voltage on the diode's anode being greater than the lowest voltage on the peak detector's input. The offset correction circuit is coupled to the peak detector output and is configured to generate an output signal whose amplitude is offset from an amplitude of the peak detector output.

DC coupled digital demodulator with drift eliminator
10616013 · 2020-04-07 · ·

An electronic assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive elements separated by insulative material and a digital FM demodulator circuit coupled to some of the electrically conductive elements. The FM demodulator circuit having an FM detector circuit and a DC drift reducing circuit. The FM detector circuit has a detector input and a detector output that is the output of a comparator that is AC coupled to the rest of the FM detector circuit, the detector input receiving an input signal. The DC drift reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the detector output of the comparator, the DC drift reducing circuit detecting a DC drift of the detector output, the DC drift reducing circuit being additionally coupled to an input of the comparator, the DC drift reducing circuit substantially eliminating DC drift at the output of the FM demodulator circuit.

DC coupled digital demodulator with drift eliminator
10616013 · 2020-04-07 · ·

An electronic assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive elements separated by insulative material and a digital FM demodulator circuit coupled to some of the electrically conductive elements. The FM demodulator circuit having an FM detector circuit and a DC drift reducing circuit. The FM detector circuit has a detector input and a detector output that is the output of a comparator that is AC coupled to the rest of the FM detector circuit, the detector input receiving an input signal. The DC drift reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the detector output of the comparator, the DC drift reducing circuit detecting a DC drift of the detector output, the DC drift reducing circuit being additionally coupled to an input of the comparator, the DC drift reducing circuit substantially eliminating DC drift at the output of the FM demodulator circuit.

Baseline wander correction using zero and one mismatch adaptation

A method and an apparatus for correcting baseline wander is disclosed. The method and apparatus may include receiving a serial data stream that encodes a plurality of data symbols, and determining an average magnitude of a first data value included in one or more data symbols of a subset of the plurality of data symbols, and an average magnitude of a second value included in the one of more data symbols of the subset of the plurality of data symbols. A common mode operating point of an equalizer circuit may be adjusted using the average magnitude of the first data value and the average magnitude of the second data value.