Patent classifications
H03F3/4508
Dynamic biasing of power amplifiers
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically biasing power amplifiers. In particular, dynamic biasing of a power amplifier may be controlled, with the controlling comprising receiving an input signal that is to be amplified; processing the input signal; generating based on said processing of the input signal input signal, a plurality of control signals comprising at least one biasing control signal; and applying the plurality of control signals to one or more control elements that are used in driving and/or control of the power amplifier. The one or more control elements may comprise at least one biasing component that adjusts biasing applied to power amplifier.
VOLTAGE GAIN AMPLIFIER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR
Disclosed herein is a voltage gain amplifier for use in an automotive radar receiver chain. The voltage gain amplifier utilizes pole-zero cancelation to yield a desired transfer function without gain peaking at a bandwidth in which attenuation is desired, and utilizes a low pass filter effectively formed by a feedback loop including a high pass filter and a differential amplifier to ensure the desired level of attenuation at the desired bandwidth. In some instances, a chopper may be utilized in the feedback loop prior to the high pass filter, and after the differential amplifier, so as to reduce the bandwidth of the differential amplifier in the feedback loop.
NON-ISOLATED SINGLE-INDUCTOR CIRCUIT FOR OUTPUTTING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LOW-VOLTAGE POWER
A non-isolated power supply. A positive power and a negative power are respectively formed by charging a +VCC1 energy storage filter and a −VCC2 energy storage filter connected in series and discharging the +VCC1 energy storage filter 102 and the −VCC2 energy storage filter. The output positive and negative power may be differently combined by changing the capacities of the +VCC1 energy storage filter and the −VCC2 energy storage filter and may be equal or unequal.
WIDEBAND BUFFER WITH DC LEVEL SHIFT AND BANDWIDTH EXTENSION FOR WIRED DATA COMMUNICATION
Embodiments of a wideband buffer circuit and a wideband communication circuit that uses the wideband buffer circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment, the wideband buffer circuit includes first and second transistors deployed as a voltage buffer and connected to first and second input terminals, first and second parallel resistor-capacitor pairs connected to the first and second transistors, first and second cross-coupled transistors connected to the first and second parallel resistor-capacitor pairs and connected to first and second output terminals, and first and second current sources connected to the first and second cross-coupled transistors and a fixed voltage. The first transistor, the first parallel resistor-capacitor pair, the first cross-coupled transistor and the first current source are connected in series. Similarly, the second transistor, the second parallel resistor-capacitor pair, the second cross-coupled transistor and the second current source are connected in series.
Operational amplifier
An operational amplifier includes a voltage terminal; a common terminal; a first amplification stage for receiving a differential signal pair to generate a single-end amplification signal; a first buffer for generating a first voltage according to the single-end amplification signal; a first diode for reducing the first voltage to generate a second voltage; a second amplification stage for amplifying the second voltage to generate a third voltage; a voltage stabilizing circuit for stabilizing the third voltage; a second diode coupled between the second amplification stage and the common terminal; a second buffer for generating an output voltage according to the third voltage; and a current mirror coupled to the common terminal, the first amplification stage, the first diode and the second amplification stage.
DIFFERENTIAL POWER AMPLIFIER
A differential power amplifier includes an input matching network, a first-stage amplification circuit, a first inter-stage matching network, a second-stage amplification circuit, a second inter-stage matching network, a third-stage amplification circuit, and an output matching network. The first-stage amplification circuit and the second-stage amplification circuit are single-ended input single-ended output circuits. The third-stage amplification circuit is a dual input dual output circuit. The second inter-stage matching network includes a first transformer T1, a first capacitor C1, a second capacitor C2, a first inductor L1, and a second inductor L2. The output matching network includes a second transformer T2. The inter-stage matching networks and the output matching network are realized by the first transformer T1 and the second transformer T2, which reduces an inter-stage matching difficulty, optimizes input return loss and gain, and improves output power.
EQUALIZATION ADAPTATION ENGINE ASSISTED BASELINE WANDER CORRECTION OF DATA
Systems, circuitry and methods correct baseline wander while reducing amplitude difference between the input signal to a data sampler and the output signal of an output-swing-controlled buffer. Example baseline wander correction circuitry comprises a baseline wander correction loop that receives an equalized data signal, a feedback signal and a buffer control signal, and corrects baseline wander in the data sampler input signal. Baseline wander correction loop generates the buffer output signal based on the data sampler output signal and the buffer control signal. Baseline wander correction circuitry also comprises a feedback circuit that receives the data sampler output signal and generates the feedback signal, and an amplitude estimation loop that receives the data sampler input and output signals and outputs the buffer control signal to control the peak-to-peak swing of the buffer output signal.
POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT
A power amplifier circuit includes a differential amplifier circuit configured to amplify a radio-frequency signal, a transformer disposed on an output side with respect to the differential amplifier circuit and including a primary winding and a secondary winding, and a dispersion circuit coupled to a midpoint of the primary winding of the transformer and configured to operate as an adjustment circuit. The dispersion circuit is configured to adjust, based on a supply voltage controlled in accordance with the envelope of the radio-frequency signal, a bias (bias current or bias voltage) to be supplied to the differential amplifier circuit.
Switched emitter follower circuit
A switched emitter follower circuit is constituted by a transistor in which a base is connected to a signal input terminal, a power voltage is applied to a collector, and an emitter is connected to a signal output terminal, a capacitor in which one end is connected to the collector of the transistor, and the other end is connected to the emitter of the transistor, and a Gilbert-cell type multiplication circuit in which a positive-phase clock output terminal is connected to the emitter of the transistor, a negative-phase clock output terminal is connected to the base of the transistor, and a multiplication result of a differential clock signal and a differential clock signal input from an outside is output to the positive-phase clock output terminal and the negative-phase clock output terminal.
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
An operational amplifier 1 comprises transistors Q1 and Q2 forming an input stage, and input resistors R1 and R2 which form a filter together with parasitic capacitors C1 and C2 accompanying the transistors Q1 and Q2. Resistance values R of the resistors R1 and R2 may be set to R=1/(2π.Math.fc.Math.C), where C is the capacitance value of each of the parasitic capacitors C1 and C2, and fc is the target cutoff frequency of the filter. The operational amplifier 1 may also include a power supply resistor R0 which forms a filter together with a parasitic capacitor C0 accompanying a power supply line.