Abstract:
To provide a photoelectric converter in which random noise is reduced. In a photoelectric converter, an output terminal of a photoelectric converter means is connected to input terminals of a reset means and an amplifying means, a charge transfer means is connected to an output terminal of the amplifying means, another terminal of the charge transfer means is connected to a capacitor and a gate of a source follower amplifier, a source of the source follower amplifier is connected to a channel select means, another terminal of the channel select means is connected to a common signal line, and the common signal line is connected to a current source.
Abstract:
In a sample-and-hold circuit using a completely differential type operational amplifier circuit, to promote operational stability, to restrain a variation in a balance point of a middle value of differential output signals and to promote stability and accuracy of an A/D converter are achieved by a constitution as bellow. There is provided a common phase feedback circuit 2, common phase feedback hold capacitors CF1 and CF2 of which are connected to input terminals IN1 and IN2 of a completely differential type operational amplifier circuit 1, during a sample period, by way of reset switches RS1 and RS2 connecting the input terminals IN1 and IN2 and output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 of the completely differential type operational amplifier circuit 1, the common phase feedback hold capacitors CF1 and CF2 are charged to thereby determine a balance point of a middle value of differential output signals from the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 and during a hold period, the balance point of the middle value of the differential output signals is maintained by electric charge charged to the common phase feedback hold capacitors CF1 and CF2 regardless of the differential output signals.
Abstract:
An evaluation circuit 16 repeats processing in which an output VD thereof is reset, there is obtained repeatedly given times a difference between sampled output voltages Vo of a replica circuit 11R when respective times t1 and t2 have elapsed after a voltage Vi is step-inputted to the replica circuit 11R, and the differences are successively summed. A comparator circuit 20 compares a difference cumulation voltage VD with a reference voltage VS. A bias adjustment circuit 15 steps up the bias currents of the replica circuit 11R and an adjusted circuit 11 at every this given times if VD>VS, and ceases the adjustment if VD
Abstract:
High-speed sampler methods and structures are provided to enhance the correlation between an input signal Sin and a corresponding sampler output voltage Vout. An input buffer is enabled during sampling time periods and disabled during holding time periods. In the sampling time periods, a sampling capacitor Cs is directly charged through the input buffer and the capacitor's bottom plate to a charge that corresponds to the input signal Sin. In the holding time periods, the disabled input buffer is isolated from the sampling capacitor Cs and a common-mode signal Scm is directly coupled to the capacitor's bottom plate to provide the output voltage Vout at the capacitor's top plate. Preferably, an output capacitor Co is coupled to the sampling capacitor Cs and charge from the sampling capacitor Cs is transferred to the output capacitor Co.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit has an isolation structure in the form of a double diode moat. The P substrate has P+ buried layers 8601 and 8602 on opposite sides of N+ buried layer 8605. Analog devices are formed behind one diode moat, digital CMOS devices are formed behind the other moat.
Abstract:
A track and hold amplifier for use in adc-converters comprises in succession an input buffer, a pn-junction switch and a hold capacitor. A feedback is provided between the hold capacitor and the input buffer and means are provided to disable the feedback during the hold mode.
Abstract:
A filter system includes a low pass filter, a first summer circuit, a second low pass filter and a second summer circuit. The first low pass filter includes an input, an output, a storage means, a switching means and a control means. An input signal is placed on the input. An output signal is generated on the output. The storage means provides storage of a signal sample over time. The switching means, when closed, electrically couples the input to the first end of the storage means. The switching means, when open electrically isolates the input from the first end of the storage means. The control means controls the switching means. The control means generates a switching control signal. The switching control signal has a sampling frequency. A maximum cutoff frequency of the low pass filter is dependent on a value of a capacitance provided by the storage means, the sampling frequency, and a pulse width of the switching control signal. The first summer circuit subtracts the output signal from the input signal to produce a high pass output signal. The second low pass filter receives the high pass output signal and produces a bandpass filtered output. The second summer circuit subtracts the bandpass filtered output from the input signal to produce a notch filtered output.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the charge stored in a hold capacitor from leaking via the switches connected to the electrode of the capacitor, in a sample-and-hold circuit, and to suppress the reduction in the voltage held in the capacitor, thereby improving the performance of the sample-and-hold circuit. The switches connected to the capacitor comprises two N-channel MOS transistors that are connected in series and are simultaneously turned on or off. During the period that the switches are in the OFF state, the potential at the interconnection node of the two transistors (one end of a first transistor) is set so as to be equal to that of the other end of the first transistor. Since the potential difference between the both ends of the first transistor thereby becomes zero, leakage currents via the first transistor is reduced, and charge leakage in the capacitor can be prevented.
Abstract:
The proposed sample-and-hold device using a complementary bipolar technology comprises a follower input stage having an input receiving a voltage Vin to be sampled, at least one sampling circuit having a switching stage to be placed either in a first state called a “follower” state where its output follows the potential at its signal input or in a second state called an “isolated” state where its output is isolated from it signal input, the output of the switching stage being connected to the base of a first follower transistor whose emitter is connected to a terminal of an output sampling capacitor, the sampling circuit furthermore comprising a second transistor, having its emitter supplied by a current source and having its base connected to a potential copying that of the terminal of the output sampling capacitor, and a third transistor controlled by the digital command so as to be crossed by a current when the switching stage is in the >, and so as to be off when the switching stage is in the > state, the third transistor having its emitter connected to the base of the first transistor and its base connected to the emitter of the second transistor. Application to analog-digital converters, analog signal processing systems.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for an improved track-and-hold circuit is disclosed. By utilizing an amplifier connected to the input signal in combination with, in essence, a replica of the track-and-hold sampling transistor, a track-and-hold technique that reduces distortion and nonlinearities in the sampling process is achieved.