Patent classifications
H03F2203/45648
Body bias circuit for current steering DAC switches
An apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and an independently controlled biasing circuit coupled to the DAC. The DAC includes at least a first transistor and a second transistor, where the first and second transistors are configured to provide output signals for the DAC. The biasing circuit includes a third transistor having a body coupled to the third transistor source and this source is coupled to a first transistor body and to a second transistor body of the first and second transistors of the DAC. A current loop is coupled to the source and the drain of the transistor of the biasing circuit that maintains a substantially same value of current in the biasing circuit as in the DAC.
Dynamic amplifier and chip using the same
A dynamic amplifier with a bypass design. An input pair of transistors receives a pair of differential inputs Vip and Vin and further provides first, second and third terminals. A load circuit provides a pair of differential outputs Vop and Von with the load circuit connected at a common mode terminal. In an amplification phase, a driver for amplification is coupled to the first terminal and the load circuit is coupled to the second and third terminals. A bypassing circuit is specifically provided. The bypassing circuit is coupled to the second and third terminals during a bypass period within the amplification phase.
VOLTAGE REGULATOR
A voltage regulator includes an error amplifier which receives a feedback voltage and a reference voltage and thereby controls a gate voltage of an output transistor, a non-regulation detection circuit having a differential amplifier circuit operating on a current corresponding to an output current of the output transistor, and an overshoot suppression circuit having an overshoot detection circuit which enables an overshoot detection by a signal indicating the detection of non-regulation state from the non-regulation detection circuit.
TRANS-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER FOR ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS
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.
Trans-impedance amplifier for ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods
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.
DYNAMIC AMPLIFIER AND CHIP USING THE SAME
A dynamic amplifier with a bypass design. An input pair of transistors receives a pair of differential inputs Vip and Vin and further provides first, second and third terminals. A load circuit provides a pair of differential outputs Vop and Von with the load circuit connected at a common mode terminal. In an amplification phase, a driver for amplification is coupled to the first terminal and the load circuit is coupled to the second and third terminals. A bypassing circuit is specifically provided. The bypassing circuit is coupled to the second and third terminals during a bypass period within the amplification phase.
Operational amplifier based circuit with compensation circuit block used for stability compensation
An operational amplifier based circuit has an operational amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a compensation circuit block. The feedback circuit is coupled between an output port and an input port of the operational amplifier. The compensation circuit block has circuits involved in stability compensation of the operational amplifier, wherein there is no stability compensation circuit driven at the output port of the operational amplifier.
TRANS-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER FOR ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS
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.
Trans-impedance amplifier for ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods
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.
Silicon photonics modulator driver
Embodiments generally relate to a conversion arrangement, a driver arrangement, and a method of producing a complementary complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) output signal for driving a modulator device. The conversion arrangement includes a differential amplifier configured to produce a first amplified signal based on the differential input signal, and at least two transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) coupled with respective outputs of the differential amplifier and configured to produce a second amplified signal based on the first amplified signal. Respective bias voltages for the TIAs are based on the first amplified signal. The conversion arrangement further includes a common-mode feedback arrangement coupled with outputs of the TIAs and configured to control the first amplified signal based on the second amplified signal, thereby controlling the bias voltages, wherein the complementary CMOS output signal is based on the second amplified signal.