Systems, devices, and methods related to low-noise, high-accuracy single-ended continuous-time sigma-delta (CTSD) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) are provided. An example single-ended CTSD ADC includes a pair of input nodes to receive a single-ended input signal and input circuitry. The input circuitry includes a pair of switches, each coupled to one of the pair of input nodes; and an amplifier to provide a common mode signal at a pair of first nodes, each before one of the pair of switches. The single-ended CTSD ADC further includes digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry; and integrator circuitry coupled to the input circuitry and the DAC circuitry via a pair of second nodes.

The present application discloses an amplifier circuit, a chip and an electronic device, which generates a positive output signal and a negative output signal according to a positive input signal and a negative input signal, wherein the positive input signal and the negative input signal have a corresponding input differential-mode voltage and input common-mode voltage, and the positive output signal and the negative output signal have a corresponding output differential-mode voltage and output common-mode voltage, and the amplifier circuit includes: an amplifying unit, configured to receive the positive input signal and the negative input signal and generate the positive output signal and the negative output signal; and an attenuation unit, including: a positive common-mode capacitor and a negative common-mode capacitor, configured to attenuate the input common-mode voltage below a first specific frequency.

A reception circuit includes an input terminal configured to receive an input current; a voltage signal circuit being configured to convert a current signal into a voltage signal; a reference voltage circuit configured to generate a reference voltage in accordance with a first feedback current; a differential amplifier circuit configured to generate a differential signal in accordance with a voltage difference between the voltage signal and the reference voltage; and an offset control circuit configured to generate the first feedback current and a second feedback current, adjust the first feedback current when the voltage signal has an average voltage value greater than the reference voltage, and subtract the second feedback current from the input current such that the offset of the differential signal falls within the tolerance when the voltage signal has an average voltage value smaller than the reference voltage.

Various examples are directed to amplifier circuits and methods for operating amplifier circuits. The amplifier circuit may comprise a first amplifier stage. The first amplifier stage comprises a first amplifier, a first feedback resistance, a second amplifier, a second feedback resistance, and a gain resistance. A first current source may be electrically coupled to provide a first current across the gain resistance in a first direction. A second current source may be electrically coupled to provide a second current across the gain resistance in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

A single servo control loop for amplifier gain control based on signal power change over time or system to system, having an amplifier configured to receive an input signal on an amplifier input and generate an amplified signal on an amplifier output. The differential signal generator processes the amplified signal to generate differential output signals. The single servo control loop processes the differential output signal to generates one or more gain control signals and one or more current sink control signals. A gain control system receives a gain control signal and, responsive thereto, controls a gain of one or more amplifiers. A current sink receives a current sink control signal and, responsive thereto, draws current away from the amplifier input. Changes in input power ranges generate changes in the integration level of the differential signal outputs which are detected by the control loop, and responsive thereto, the control loop dynamically adjusts the control signals.

In at least one embodiment, a differential amplifier including first and second current transfer systems, a current difference producing system, and a feedback network circuit is provided. The first current transfer system generates a first differential current signal. The second current transfer system generates a second differential current signal. The current difference producing system receives the first differential current signal and the second differential current signal and generates a voltage difference signal that is indicative of a difference between a first current signal and a second current signal. The feedback network circuit converts the voltage difference signal into at least two converted current signals and provides the at least two converted current signals to one of the first and second current transfer systems or the current difference producing system to minimize the difference between the first current signal and the second current signal.

A DC offset cancellation circuit and a DC offset cancellation method are disclosed. The DC offset cancellation circuit comprises a high-speed amplifier, a voltage comparator, a microprocessor, and a digital-to-analog converter. The high-speed amplifier comprises an input stage with a DC offset cancellation function, an amplification stage, and an output buffer stage. The voltage comparator is connected to the output buffer stage. The microprocessor is connected to the voltage comparator. The digital-to-analog converter is connected to the microprocessor. The digital-to-analog converter is connected to the input stage.

Disclosed herein is a DC offset cancellation circuit. The DC offset cancellation circuit includes a DC feedback unit configured to vary a DC feedback (DCFB) bandwidth to add at least one mid-bandwidth to the DCFB bandwidth and to provide a delay time in each case in order to reduce the DC droop error that occurs in switching from the high bandwidth (BW) to the mid-BW or from the mid-BW mode to the low BW mode, such that stable settling is ensured.

A front-end amplifier circuit for receiving a biological signal includes a signal channel. The signal channel amplifies the biological signal to generate a detection current and includes a capacitive-coupled transconductance amplifier. The capacitive-coupled transconductance amplifier amplifies the biological signal with a transconductance gain to generate a first current.

Systems and methods for amplifying signals. In some embodiments, the signals may be amplified using a diode steering network with an amplifier operated in class AB mode. In some embodiments, distortion in the amplified signal may be corrected using a feed forward cancellation circuit operated in class A mode.