Patent classifications
H03F2203/21112
Receiver circuits with blocker attenuating rf filter
A receiver circuit is disclosed. The receiver circuit includes an amplifier configured to generate an RF signal based on a received signal, where the RF signal includes an information signal and a blocker signal modulating an RF carrier frequency. The receiver circuit also includes an RF filter connected to the amplifier, where the RF filter is configured to selectively attenuate the blocker signal.
Analog front-end circuit capable of dynamically adjusting gain
An analog front-end circuit capable of dynamically adjusting gain includes a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) circuit, a sensor, a calculation circuit, a gain coarse control circuit and a gain fine control circuit. The PGA circuit includes an amplifier, a gain coarse adjustment circuit and a gain fine adjustment circuit. The gain coarse adjustment circuit is controlled by a coarse control signal, and a gain is adjusted in a coarse step according to an initial gain. The gain fine adjustment circuit is controlled by a fine control signal in a data mode, and the gain is adjusted in a fine step. The calculation circuit calculates a primary gain adjustment and a secondary gain adjustment. The gain coarse control circuit generates the coarse control signal according to the primary gain adjustment, and the gain fine control circuit generates the fine control signal according to the secondary gain adjustment.
AUDIO PROCESSING CIRCUIT
The present invention discloses an audio processing circuit, wherein when the audio processing circuit determines that a signal being processed is a small signal, an output stage uses a regulated supply voltage provided by a voltage regulator, and the output stage uses an open-loop structure to reduce noise of an output audio signal; and when the audio processing circuit determines that the signal being processed is a large signal, the output stage directly uses the supply voltage without using the regulated supply voltage, and the output stage uses a closed-loop structure to reduce the total harmonic distortion of the output audio signal. By using the present invention, the audio processing circuit can have a good performance indicator with a small chip area design.
ACTIVE RC FILTERS
An operational amplifier comprises: a first amplifier stage 4 comprising a first differential pair of transistors 8, 10 arranged to receive and amplify a differential input signal 18, 20 thereby providing a first differential output signal 22, 24; and a second amplifier stage 6 comprising a second differential pair of transistors 26, 28 arranged to receive and amplify the first differential output signal 22, 24 thereby providing a second differential output signal 38, 40.
Systems, devices and methods related to diversity receivers
Systems, devices and methods related to diversity receivers. In some embodiments, a receiving system can include a controller configured to selectively activate one or more of a plurality of paths between an input and an output, and a plurality of amplifiers, with each one of the plurality of amplifiers disposed along a corresponding one of the plurality of paths and configured to amplify a signal received at the amplifier. The receiving system can further include two or more of features including (a) variable-gain amplifiers, (b) phase-shifting components, (c) impedance matching components, (d) post-amplifier filters, (e) a switching network, and (f) flexible band routing. In some embodiments, such a receiving system can be implemented as a diversity receive (DRx) module.
AN AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR A PARAMETRIC TRANSDUCER AND A RELATED AUDIO DEVICE
An amplifier circuit for a parametric transducer, comprising: a signal processor for processing an input signal into first and second signals; and at least a pair of output stages arranged to respectively receive the first and second signals for generating amplified first and second signals respectively, which are provided to operate the parametric transducer. The input, first and second signals are arranged with a substantially similar frequency to cause a switching frequency of the amplifier circuit to be matched to a carrier frequency of the parametric transducer. A related audio device is also disclosed.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A semiconductor device that functions as a relay station and is reduced in size is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier, a first transistor and a first capacitor that are electrically connected to a first input side of the operational amplifier, and a first resistor and a second resistor that are electrically connected to a second input side. The second resistor is electrically connected to an output side of the operational amplifier, a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first power supply, the first resistor is electrically connected to a second power supply, and at least a transistor included in the operational amplifier has a region overlapping with the first transistor.
ANALOG FRONT-END CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING GAIN
An analog front-end circuit capable of dynamically adjusting gain includes a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) circuit, a sensor, a calculation circuit, a gain coarse control circuit and a gain fine control circuit. The PGA circuit includes an amplifier, a gain coarse adjustment circuit and a gain fine adjustment circuit. The gain coarse adjustment circuit is controlled by a coarse control signal, and a gain is adjusted in a coarse step according to an initial gain. The gain fine adjustment circuit is controlled by a fine control signal in a data mode, and the gain is adjusted in a fine step. The calculation circuit calculates a primary gain adjustment and a secondary gain adjustment. The gain coarse control circuit generates the coarse control signal according to the primary gain adjustment, and the gain fine control circuit generates the fine control signal according to the secondary gain adjustment.
Power amplifier circuit
A power amplifier circuit amplifies a radio-frequency signal in a transmit frequency band. The power amplifier circuit includes an amplifier, a bias circuit, and an impedance circuit. The amplifier amplifies power of a radio-frequency signal and outputs an amplified signal. The impedance circuit is connected between a signal input terminal of the amplifier and a bias-current output terminal of the bias circuit and has frequency characteristics in which attenuation is obtained in the transmit frequency band. The impedance circuit includes first and second impedance circuits. The first impedance circuit is connected to the signal input terminal. The second impedance circuit is connected between the first impedance circuit and the bias-current output terminal.
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.