H03F3/45183

Radio-frequency Power Amplifier with Amplitude Modulation to Phase Modulation (AMPM) Compensation
20230079254 · 2023-03-16 ·

An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor, a transceiver, an antenna, and a front-end module coupled between the transceiver and the antenna. The front-end module may include one or more power amplifiers for amplifying a signal for transmission through the antenna. A power amplifier may include a phase distortion compensation circuit. The phase distortion compensation circuit may include one or more n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors configured to receive a bias voltage. The bias voltage may be set to provide the proper amount of phase distortion compensation.

Receiving circuit

Variations in a receiving circuit employing differential signaling are reduced. The receiving circuit converts a first signal and a second signal which are supplied through differential signaling into a third signal which is a single-ended signal and outputs the third signal. The receiving circuit includes an operational amplifier, a first element, a first transistor, and a first circuit. The first element is connected to the first circuit through a first node to which the first transistor is connected. The first signal and the second signal that is the inverse of the first signal are supplied to the operational amplifier. The operational amplifier supplies an output signal to the first element, and a first preset potential is supplied to the first node through the first transistor. A signal including variations of the operational amplifier is stored in the first element in accordance with the first preset potential. The first circuit that is supplied with the first preset potential determines an initial value of the third signal without being influenced by the signal including variations of the operational amplifier.

HIGH-EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIER ARCHITECTURE WITH DE-GAIN STAGE

The present invention provides an amplifier including an input stage, an amplifier stage, a power stage and a de-gain stage. The input stage is configured to receive an input signal to generate an amplified signal. The amplifier stage is configured to generate a first driving signal and a second driving signal according to the amplified signal. The power stage comprises a first input terminal and a second input terminal, wherein the power stage is coupled to a supply voltage and a ground voltage, for receiving the first driving signal and the second driving signal from the first input terminal and the second input terminal, respectively, and generating an output signal.

PMOS-output LDO with full spectrum PSR
11480986 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A PMOS-output LDO with full spectrum PSR is disclosed. In one implementation, a LDO includes a pass transistor (M.sub.O) having a source coupled to an input voltage (Vin); a noise cancelling transistor (M.sub.D) having a source coupled to the Vin, a gate coupled to a drain and a gate of the pass transistor; a source follower transistor (M.sub.SF) having a source coupled to a drain of the pass transistor, a drain coupled to the drain and gate of the noise cancelling transistor; a current sink coupled between the drain of the source follower transistor and ground; and an error amplifier having an output to drive the gate of the source follower transistor.

Rectifying circuit to reduce DC offset current
11482945 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A rectifying circuit includes: a voltage-current converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a current; a first transistor and a second transistor that are connected in series and that are connected to a first node into which the current converted by the voltage-current converting circuit flows; a third transistor and a fourth transistor that are connected in series, and that respectively mirror a current flowing through the first transistor and a current flowing through the second transistor; and a first diode that is connected between a second node connected to the third transistor and the fourth transistor, and an output terminal.

Receiving circuit, and semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor system using the same
11482973 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A receiving circuit may include a first amplifying circuit, a second amplifying circuit, a third amplifying circuit, and a feedback circuit. The first amplifying circuit amplifies a first input signal and a second input signal to generate a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal, respectively. The second amplifying circuit amplifies the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal to generate a first preliminary output signal and a second preliminary output signal, respectively. The third amplifying circuit amplifies the first preliminary output signal and the second preliminary output signal to generate a first output signal and a second output signal, respectively. The feedback circuit changes voltage levels of the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal based on a current control signal, the first output signal, and the second output signal.

Differential amplifier
11482976 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A differential amplifier includes first and second MOS transistors of a first conductivity type which constitute a differential input circuit, a bias current source which supplies a bias current to the first and second MOS transistors, and a third MOS transistor of the first conductivity type provided between the bias current source and the first and second MOS transistors and constituted to limit a back-gate voltage of the first and second MOS transistors.

Semiconductor device and potential measurement apparatus

To provide a semiconductor device that makes it possible to reduce a cell circuit area and an increase in resolution. There is provided a semiconductor device including: a first region in which readout cells are arranged in an array form, the readout cells having one of input transistors included in a differential amplifier: and a second region in which reference cells are arranged in an array form, the reference cells having another input transistor included in the differential amplifier, the first region and the second region being separated from each other.

Comparator and imaging device

The present technology relates to a comparator that can easily modify operating point potential of the comparator, and an imaging device. A pixel signal output from a pixel, and, a reference signal with changeable voltage are input to a differential pair. A current mirror connected to the differential pair, and a voltage drop mechanism allowed to cause a predetermined voltage drop is connected between a transistor that configures the differential pair, and a transistor that configures the current mirror. A switch is connected in parallel to the voltage drop mechanism. The present technology can be applied, for example, to an image sensor that captures an image.

RAIL-TO-RAIL CLASS-AB BUFFER AMPLIFIER WITH COMPACT ADAPTIVE BIASING

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a rail-to-rail class-AB buffer amplifier using compact adaptive biasing, and the rail-to-rail class-AB buffer amplifier using compact adaptive biasing includes an input stage generating a differential current pair based on a voltage difference between a first input signal and a second input signal, an amplification stage outputting a driving signal based on the differential current pair, an output stage connected to the amplification stage and outputting an output signal, an auxiliary current source switch which is on/off based on the driving signal of the amplification stage, and a current mirroring unit generating bias current and outputting the generated bias current to the input stage when the auxiliary current source switch is on.