Patent classifications
H03F3/45188
Gain Reduction Techniques for Radio-frequency Amplifiers
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 radio-frequency amplifiers for amplifying a radio-frequency signal. The radio-frequency amplifier may include input transistors cross-coupled with capacitance neutralization transistors and/or coupled to cascode transistors. One or more n-type gain adjustment transistors may be coupled to source terminals of the capacitance neutralization transistors. One or more p-type gain adjustment transistors may be coupled to source terminals of the cascode transistors. One or more processors in the electronic device can selectively activate one or more of the gain adjustment transistors to reduce the gain of the radio-frequency amplifier without degrading noise performance and without altering the in-band frequency response of the radio-frequency amplifier.
IMAGE SENSOR AMPLIFIERS WITH REDUCED INTER-CIRCULATION CURRENTS
An image sensor may include an array of image sensor pixels. The array of image sensor pixels may be controlled by row driver circuitry. The row driver circuitry may include row drivers that receive power supply signals from transconductance amplifier circuitry. The transconductance amplifier circuitry may include multiple amplifiers with output ports shorted to one another. Each amplifier may include input transistors, cross-coupled transistors with a low threshold voltage, and additional transistors coupled in series with the cross-coupled transistors and having a moderate or high threshold voltage.
Measurement and calibration of mismatch in an isolation channel
A method for calibrating an isolator product includes receiving a calibration signal on a differential pair of nodes of a receiver signal path of a first integrated circuit die of the isolator product. The method includes generating a diagnostic signal having a level corresponding to an average amplitude of the calibration signal on the differential pair of nodes. The method includes configuring a programmable receiver signal path based on the diagnostic signal. Generating the diagnostic signal may include providing an analog signal based on a full-wave rectified version of the calibration signal on the differential pair of nodes. Generating the diagnostic signal may include converting the analog signal to a digital signal.
Driver Circuit
A driver circuit includes a differential pair of transistors that amplify differential input signals and output the amplified differential input signals from signal output terminals, a current source that supplies a constant current to the differential pair of transistors, a switch that stops the current supply from the current source to the differential pair of transistors during a shutdown mode period, capacitors each having one end connected to the ground, a switch that connects the capacitor to the signal output terminal during the shutdown mode period and disconnects the capacitor from the signal output terminal during an amplification mode period, and a switch that connects the capacitor to the signal output terminal during the shutdown mode period and disconnects the capacitor from the signal output terminal during the amplification mode period.
CIRCUIT WHICH REUSES CURRENT TO SYNTHESIZE NEGATIVE IMPEDANCE
A circuit which reuses current to synthesize a negative impedance includes a current source circuit, a differential circuit, and a negative impedance conversion circuit. The current source circuit is arranged to provide at least one predetermined current, wherein the current source circuit has a first connection port and a second connection port, and the first connection port of the current source is coupled to a first reference voltage. The differential circuit is coupled between the second connection port of the current source circuit and a second reference voltage, and is arranged to receive a differential input pair and generate a differential output pair, wherein the differential circuit has a differential output port. The negative impedance conversion circuit is coupled between the differential output port and a third reference voltage, wherein the third reference voltage is different from the first reference voltage.
REGULATOR CIRCUIT AND MULTI-STAGE AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT
A multi-stage amplifier circuit includes: a front stage amplification circuit, for generating a front stage amplification signal according to a difference between a primary reference signal and a primary feedback signal; an output adjustment circuit, for generating a driving signal according to the front stage amplification signal; and an output transistor, controlled by the driving signal to generate an output signal. The output adjustment circuit includes: an adjustment transistor biased by a differential current of the front stage amplification signal; and an impedance adjustment device biased by the differential current. A resistance of the impedance adjustment device is determined by a difference between an adjustment feedback signal and an adjustment reference signal. The driving signal is determined by a product of a resistance of the impedance adjustment device multiplied by the differential current of the front stage amplification signal, and a drain-source voltage of the adjustment transistor.
AMPLIFIER PEAK DETECTION
A peak detector for a power amplifier is provided that includes a threshold voltage detector configured to pulse a detection current in response to an amplified output signal from the amplifier exceeding a peak threshold. A plurality of such peak detectors may be integrated with a corresponding plurality of power amplifiers in a transmitter. Should any peak detector assert an alarm signal or more than a threshold number of alarm signals during a given period, a controller reduces a gain for the plurality of power amplifiers.
DIFFERENTIAL TUNED INDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF
A differential tuned inductor and a multilayer tunable transformer for an integrated circuit device for microwave and RF applications are disclosed. The tunable inductor can be used in differential artificial delay lines to achieve delay tuning while preserving impedance matching. The tunable transformer can also be used for mixer drives to achieve wider operational performance.
DELAY ADJUSTMENT CIRCUITS
Methods, systems, and devices for delay adjustment circuits are described. Amplifiers (e.g., differential amplifiers) may act like variable capacitors (e.g., due to the Miller-effect) to control delays of signals between buffer (e.g., re-driver) stages. The gains of the amplifiers may be adjusted by adjusting the currents through the amplifiers, which may change the apparent capacitances seen by the signal line (due to the Miller-effect). The capacitance of each amplifier may be the intrinsic capacitance of input transistors that make up the amplifier, or may be a discrete capacitor. In some examples, two differential stages may be inserted on a four-phase clocking system (e.g., one on 0 and 180 phases, the other on 90 and 270 phases), and may be controlled differentially to control phase-to-phase delay.
COMMON-SOURCE DIFFERENTIAL POWER AMPLIFIER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
A common-source differential power amplifier comprises a compensation circuit, which comprises a first and a second compensation transistors and two signal terminals, a source and a drain of the first compensation transistor are short-circuited and connected to a gate of the second compensation transistor and one signal terminal of the compensation circuit, the source and the drain of the second compensation transistor are short-circuited and connected to the gate of the first compensation transistor and the other signal terminal of the compensation circuit, the two signal terminals of the compensation circuit are further respectively connected to two differential signal input terminals of the common-source differential power amplifier directly or via a capacitor, where the first and second compensation transistors in the same compensation circuit are both NMOS transistors or both PMOS transistors. An electronic device including the power amplifier is also disclosed.