Circuit system
10560054 ยท 2020-02-11
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Inventors
Cpc classification
H03F1/02
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45528
ELECTRICITY
H03F2200/144
ELECTRICITY
H03F2200/405
ELECTRICITY
H03F2200/411
ELECTRICITY
H03F2200/135
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45526
ELECTRICITY
H03F2200/408
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45116
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45594
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45224
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45512
ELECTRICITY
H03F2203/45114
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H03F3/68
ELECTRICITY
H03F1/02
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A circuit system including an operational amplification circuit is disclosed. The operational amplification circuit includes N stages of operational amplification units that are cascaded, an input terminal of the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit is an input terminal of the operational amplification circuit, and an output terminal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is an output terminal of the operational amplification circuit; an output terminal of the i.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to an input terminal of the (i+1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, so as to provide an input signal for the (i+1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit; and there is a feedback channel from the output terminal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit to an input terminal of each of the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit to the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit.
Claims
1. A circuit system, comprising an operational amplification circuit, wherein the operational amplification circuit comprises: N stages of operational amplification units that are cascaded, N being greater than or equal to 2, wherein each of the N stages comprises an input terminal and an output terminal and the N stages include a 1.sup.st stage, an N.sup.th stage, and an i.sup.th stage, wherein an input terminal of the 1.sup.st stage is an input terminal of the operational amplification circuit and is configured to receive an initial input signal, an output terminal of the N.sup.th stage is an output terminal of the operational amplification circuit, and the output terminal of the i.sup.th stage is connected to the input terminal of the (i+1).sup.th stage, so as to provide an input signal for the (i+1).sup.th stage, wherein i is 1, 2, . . . , or N1; and a feedback channel from the output terminal of the N.sup.th stage to the input terminal of each of the N stages of operational amplification units exists, wherein the feedback channel is configured to facilitate a transmission of an output signal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit to the input terminal of each of the N stages; and, wherein the operational amplification circuit is a dual-input and single-output operational amplification circuit for receiving a differential signal and driving a single-terminal load circuit; the N.sup.th stage comprises an operational amplifier, and the N.sup.th stage further comprises a phase inverter disposed on the feedback channel, the phase inverter and the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit constituting a pseudo-differential structure.
2. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein the circuit system further comprises a load circuit; and, wherein the output terminal of the operational amplification circuit is connected to the load circuit, so as to drive the load circuit.
3. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein the operational amplification circuit comprises a feedback channel from the output terminal of the j.sup.th stage to the input terminal of each of the 1.sup.st to j.sup.th stages, j being a value between 1 and N1.
4. The circuit system according to claim 3, wherein the operational amplification circuit comprises a feedforward channel from the input terminal of the 1.sup.st stage to the input terminal of each of the N stages.
5. The circuit system according to claim 4, wherein the operational amplification circuit comprises a feedforward channel from the output terminal of the j.sup.th stage to the input terminal of each of j+1.sup.th to N.sup.th stages of the operational amplification units, j being a value between 1 and N1.
6. The circuit system according to claim 5, wherein the feedforward channel and the feedback channel each comprises at least one of a resistor, a capacitor, a transistor, or an electron tube.
7. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein a k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit comprises an operational amplifier with a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, and a first capacitor and a second capacitor that have an equal capacity, k being a value between 1 an N; and, wherein a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage is connected to the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage through the first capacitor, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage is connected to the second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage through the second capacitor; a first input terminal and a second input terminal of an operational amplifier in the 1.sup.st stage are configured to receive the initial input signal; and a s.sup.th stage comprises a first resistor and a second resistor that have an equal resistance value, wherein a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage is connected to a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage through the first resistor, a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage is connected to a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage through the second resistor, s being a value between 2 and N.
8. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein a k.sup.th stage comprises the operational amplifier having the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the first output terminal, and the second output terminal, and a third resistor and a fourth resistor that have an equal resistance value, k i being a value between 1 and N; and, wherein a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage is connected to the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit through the third resistor, and a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage is connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit through the fourth resistor; and the third resistor in the k.sup.th stage, the fourth resistor in the k.sup.th stage, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage, the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage, the second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage constitute the feedback channel.
9. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein a k.sup.th stage comprises an operational amplifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first output terminal, and a first capacitor and a second capacitor that have an equal capacity, k being a value between 1 and N, and wherein an operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage further comprises a second output terminal, j being a value between 1 and N1, wherein a first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage is connected to a first output terminal of operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage through the first capacitor, and a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage is connected to the second output terminal of operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage through the second capacitor; the phase inverter in the N.sup.th stage is connected in series to the second capacitor, wherein a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage is connected to a first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage through the first capacitor, and a second input terminal of operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage is connected to the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in N.sup.th stage through the phase inverter and the second capacitor that are connected in series; a first input terminal and a second input terminal of an operational amplifier in the 1.sup.st stage are configured to receive the initial input signal; and a s.sup.th stage comprises a first resistor and a second resistor that have an equal resistance value, wherein a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage is connected to a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage through the first resistor, a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage is connected to a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage through the second resistor, and s is any value from 2 to N.
10. The circuit system according to claim 1, wherein a k.sup.th stage comprises the operational amplifier having the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the first output terminal, and a third resistor and a fourth resistor that have an equal resistance value, k being a value between 1 and N, and wherein the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage further comprises the second output terminal, j being a value between 1 and N1; and, wherein the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further comprises the phase inverter, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of is connected to the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage through the third resistor, and the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage is further connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage through the fourth resistor and the phase inverter; and the third resistor in the k.sup.th stage, the fourth resistor in the k.sup.th stage, the phase inverter, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage, the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage constitute the feedback channel.
11. The circuit system according to claim 2, wherein an equivalent impedance of the load circuit is less than or equal to 1K ohms.
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(10) The following describes technical solutions in embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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(13) For example, N=2.
(14) N=2 is still used as an example.
(15) In the operational amplification circuits with a cascading structure shown in
(16) Based on the foregoing problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a circuit system.
(17) Optionally, as shown in
(18) It should be understood that the load circuit in this embodiment of the present invention is briefly referred to as a load, and is a circuit that is connected to two ends of a power supply (a power supply component) in a circuit, that works with electrical power, and that includes one or more electronic components.
(19) It should be further understood that for the operational amplification circuit used for driving a load, a lower equivalent impedance of the load driven by the operational amplification circuit indicates a heavier load and higher output power of the operational amplification circuit. The equivalent impedance of the load circuit 120 in the circuit system 100 in this embodiment of the present invention may be less than or equal to 1K ohms. For example, the load circuit 120 may be an audio frequency circuit of a headphone or a earphone, or the load circuit 120 may be a circuit of a line driver. That is, the operational amplification circuit 110 in this embodiment of the present invention may be used for outputting high power, and is capable of driving a heavy load.
(20) As shown in
(21) There is a feedback channel from the output terminal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit (that is, the output terminal of the operational amplification circuit 110) to the input terminal of each of the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit to the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit. A coefficient of feedback from the output terminal of the operational amplification circuit 110 to the input terminal of the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit is c.sub.1, a coefficient of feedback from the output terminal of the operational amplification circuit 110 to the input terminal of the (N1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is c.sub.N-1, . . . , and a coefficient of feedback from the output terminal of the operational amplification circuit 110 to the input terminal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is c.sub.N. The coefficient of feedback is an amplification factor when a current-stage signal is transmitted to a previous stage by using the feedback channel. The operational amplification circuit 110 transmits the output signal of the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit to the input terminal of each stage of operational amplification unit, and consequently, an output signal of the i.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is affected, thereby affecting an output signal of the operational amplification circuit 110.
(22) In the circuit system in this embodiment of the present invention, the feedback channel is added to the operational amplification circuit, so that a loop gain of the operational amplification circuit can be increased, and the non-ideal features of the operational amplification circuit can be suppressed when the operational amplification circuit drives the load circuit, thereby improving the performance of the operational amplification circuit.
(23) In this embodiment of the present invention, optionally, there may be a feedback channel from the output terminal of any stage of operational amplification unit of N1 stages of operational amplification units to the input terminal of each of all stages of operational amplification units preceding the stage. If the stage is the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, there is a feedback channel from the output terminal of the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit to the input terminal of each of the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit to the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, where j is any value from 1 to N1.
(24) Specifically, as shown in
(25) In this embodiment of the present invention, optionally, as shown in
(26) In this embodiment of the present invention, optionally, as shown in
(27) Specifically, as shown in
(28) It should be understood that feedforward channels and feedback channels in all embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by using a passive channel such as a resistor or a capacitor, or implemented by using an active channel such as a transistor, an electron tube, an operational amplifier, or a phase inverter (the operational amplifier and the phase inverter may also be implemented by using the transistor and/or the electron tube), or implemented by using a combination of the passive channel and the active channel. That is, the feedforward channels and the feedback channels in all the embodiments of the present invention may each include at least one of a resistor, a capacitor, a transistor, or an electron tube. A specific example is given below.
(29) It should be further understood that the operational amplification circuit 110 in the circuit system 100 in this embodiment of the present invention may be a dual-input and dual-output operational amplification circuit, or may be a dual-input and single-output operational amplification circuit. Several specific structures of the operational amplification circuit 110 are provided below by using N=2 as an example.
(30) In a specific example, any stage of operational amplification unit in the operational amplification circuit, for example, the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, may include an operational amplifier with a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, and a first capacitor and a second capacitor that have an equal capacity, and k is any value from 1 to N, where the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the first capacitor, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the second capacitor; a first input terminal and a second input terminal of an operational amplifier in the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit are configured to receive an initial input signal; and the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes a first resistor and a second resistor that have an equal resistance value, a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the first resistor, a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the second resistor, and s is any value from 2 to N.
(31) Therefore, all stages of operational amplification units are mutually cascaded, so that a channel that is in
(32) In a specific example, any stage of operational amplification unit in the operational amplification circuit, for example, the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, may include the operational amplifier with the first input terminal, the second input terminal, the first output terminal, and the second output terminal, and a third resistor and a fourth resistor that have an equal resistance value, and k is any value from 1 to N, where a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the third resistor, and a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the fourth resistor; and the third resistor in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the fourth resistor in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit form a feedback channel.
(33) Therefore, a feedback channel that is in
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(35) The 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit further includes a third resistor R.sub.13 and a fourth resistor R.sub.14 that have an equal resistance value; and an output signal is fed back to one input terminal of the operational amplifier A5 by using the third resistor R.sub.13, and is fed back to the other input terminal of the operational amplifier A5 by using the fourth resistor R.sub.14. The 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit further includes a third resistor R.sub.17 and a fourth resistor R.sub.18 that have an equal resistance value; and an output signal is fed back to one input terminal of the operational amplifier A6 by using the third resistor R.sub.17, and is fed back to the other input terminal of the operational amplifier A6 by using the fourth resistor R.sub.18. The third resistor, the fourth resistor, and the two input terminals of either of the stages of operational amplification units (the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit or the 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit) and the two output terminals of the 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit form a feedback channel.
(36) Performance of the operational amplification circuit shown in
(37) Symbols are first described. V.sub.OS5, V.sub.OS6, V.sub.OS1, and V.sub.OS2 are respectively offset voltages of the operational amplifiers A5, A6, A1, and A2;
(38) Non-ideal features such as an offset, a noise, and a harmonic distortion of the two types of operational amplification circuits in
(39) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 A comparison between non-ideal features of the operational amplification circuits shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 3 Operational amplification circuit in Operational amplification FIG. 7 circuit in FIG. 3 Offset
(40) In another specific example, any stage of operational amplification unit in the operational amplification circuit, for example, the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, may include an operational amplifier with a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first output terminal, and a first capacitor and a second capacitor that have an equal capacity, and k is any value from 1 to N; and an operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes a second output terminal, and j is any value from 1 to N1, where a first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a first output terminal of operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the first capacitor, and a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the second output terminal of operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the second capacitor; the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes a phase inverter, the phase inverter is connected in series to the second capacitor, a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the first capacitor, and a second input terminal of operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the phase inverter and the second capacitor that are connected in series; a first input terminal and a second input terminal of an operational amplifier in the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit are configured to receive an initial input signal; and the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes a first resistor and a second resistor that have an equal resistance value, a first input terminal of an operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a first output terminal of an operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the first resistor, a second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the s.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to a second output terminal of the operational amplifier in the (s1).sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the second resistor, and s is any value from 2 to N.
(41) Therefore, all stages of operational amplification units are mutually cascaded, so that a channel that is in
(42) In a specific example, any stage of operational amplification unit in the operational amplification circuit, for example, the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, may include the operational amplifier with the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the first output terminal, and a third resistor and a fourth resistor that have an equal resistance value, and k is any value from 1 to N; and the operational amplifier in the j.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes the second output terminal, and j is any value from 1 to N1, where the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit further includes the phase inverter, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is connected to the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the third resistor, and the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit is further connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit by using the fourth resistor and the phase inverter; and the third resistor in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the fourth resistor in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the phase inverter, the first output terminal of the operational amplifier in the N.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, the first input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit, and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier in the k.sup.th stage of operational amplification unit form a feedback channel.
(43) Therefore, a feedback channel that is in
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(45) The output terminal of the operational amplification circuit is further provided with the phase inverter I1, that is, the 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit further includes the phase inverter I1. The 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit further includes a third resistor R.sub.19 and a fourth resistor R.sub.20 that have an equal resistance value. An output signal is fed back to an input terminal (an inverting input terminal) of the operational amplifier A7 by using the third resistor R.sub.19; and the output signal passes through the phase inverter I1, so that an inverting output signal is generated, and the inverting output signal is fed back to the other input terminal (non-inverting input terminal) of the operational amplifier A7 by using the fourth resistor R.sub.20. The 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit further includes a third resistor R.sub.23 and a fourth resistor R.sub.24 that have an equal resistance value. The output signal is fed back to an input terminal (an inverting input terminal) of the operational amplifier A8 by using the third resistor R.sub.23; and the output signal passes through the phase inverter I1, so that an inverting output signal is generated, and the inverting output signal is fed back to the other input terminal (non-inverting input terminal) of the operational amplifier A8 by using the fourth resistor R.sub.24. The third resistor, the fourth resistor, and the two input terminals of either of the stages of operational amplification units (the 1.sup.st stage of operational amplification unit or the 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit) and the output terminal of the 2.sup.nd stage of operational amplification unit form a feedback channel.
(46) A result of comparing non-ideal features of the two types of operational amplification circuits in
(47) The phase inverter I1 in
(48) It should be understood that one embodiment or an embodiment mentioned in the whole specification does not mean that particular features, structures, or characteristics related to the embodiment are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, in one embodiment or in an embodiment appearing throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to a same embodiment. In addition, these particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in one or more embodiments in any appropriate manner.
(49) It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present invention, B corresponding to A indicates that B is associated with A, and B may be determined according to A. However, it should further be understood that determining A according to B does not mean that B is determined only according to A; that is, B may be determined according to A and/or other information.
(50) It should be understood that, the term and/or in this specification describes only an association relationship for describing associated objects and represents that three relationships may exist. For example, A and/or B may represent the following three cases: Only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists. In addition, the character / in this specification generally indicates an or relationship between the associated objects.
(51) A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that units and algorithm steps in examples that are described with reference to the embodiments disclosed in this specification may be implemented by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are performed by hardware or software depends on particular applications and design constraint conditions of the technical solutions. A person skilled in the art may use different methods to implement the described functions for each particular application, but it should not be considered that the implementation goes beyond the scope of this application.
(52) A person skilled in the art may clearly understand that, for the purpose of convenient and brief description, for detailed working processes of the foregoing system, apparatus, and unit, refer to corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again.
(53) In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiment is merely an example. For example, the unit division is merely logical function division and may be other division during actual implementation. For example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections may be implemented by using some interfaces. The indirect couplings or communication connections between the apparatuses or units may be implemented in electronic, mechanical, or other forms.
(54) The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one position, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual requirements to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.
(55) The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of this application, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application shall fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.