Abstract:
A method of protecting a speaker from thermal damage includes determining a first load current through a first resistor that is coupled to the speaker. The method also includes converting the first load current to a digital value using a second load current through a second resistor as a reference input. The second resistor is part of a circuit that reduces an effect of a temperature coefficient of resistance of the first resistor. The method also includes comparing the digital value of the first load current to a threshold value. The method further includes, responsive to the first load current being larger than the threshold value, generating an instruction to take an action to protect the speaker.
Abstract:
Embodiments contained in the disclosure provide a method of cancelling power supply noise that affects the output of a class-D audio amplifier. The method begins when an alternating current (AC) coupled signal is input into an inverting amplifier. That signal is then amplified in the inverting amplifier. The amplified AC coupled signal is then feed through a resistor capacitor (RC) network, and from the RC network to an inverting input of the inverting amplifier. The output of a high pass filter is used to cancel the power supply ripple signal as the output of the high pass filter is injected into a supply voltage line. The cancelling signal is opposite in magnitude to the power supply ripple signal. The apparatus includes an inverting amplifier, a capacitor for coupling to an AC signal, and a resistor, in combination with the capacitor.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an amplifier circuit having an output stage that includes an H-bridge circuit. The H-bridge circuit includes sense resistors on one side of the circuit. A current detection circuit can produce an output indicative of current flow through a load based on voltages across the sense resistors.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to circuitry and techniques for voltage-to-current conversion. For example, certain aspects provide a circuit for signal amplification including a first amplifier; a first transistor, a gate of the first transistor being coupled to an output of the first amplifier and a drain of the first transistor being coupled to an output node of circuit; a first resistive element coupled between a first input node of the circuit and an input of the first amplifier; a second amplifier; a second transistor, a gate of the second transistor being coupled to an output of the second amplifier and a drain of the second transistor being coupled to the output node of circuit; and a second resistive element coupled between a second input node of the circuit and an input of the second amplifier.
Abstract:
A system and method for pulse-width modulation (PWM) mismatch shaping. The method includes receiving a multi-bit pulse-code modulated (PCM) signal and generating a voltage ramp signal. The method includes generating a first corrected signal based on a first feedback signal and the multi-bit PCM signal. The method includes generating a first single-bit PWM signal based on the first corrected signal and the voltage ramp signal. The method includes delaying the voltage-ramp signal and generating a second corrected signal based on a second feedback signal and the multi-bit PCM signal. The method includes generating a second single-bit PWM signal based on the second corrected signal and the delayed voltage ramp signal and generating a multi-bit pulse-density modulation (PDM) signal based on the first single-bit PWM signal and the second single-bit PWM signal.
Abstract:
A switching amplifier includes a compensation circuit to compensate for DC offset in the amplifier, to enhance operation of the switching amplifier. The compensation circuit may comprise a SAR ADC, where the DAC element can be used to provide a compensation voltage. The switching amplifier may further include a PWM modulator configured to avoid cross-talk to further enhance operation of the switching amplifier.
Abstract:
A differential class-D amplifier module having common-mode swing limiter circuit is disclosed. The differential class-D amplifier module may include differential class-D amplifier configured to generate differential pulse width modulated (PWM) output signals based on differential input signals and at least a portion of the differential PWM output signals that are fed back to the differential class-D amplifier. The common-mode swing limiter circuit may attenuate one or more common-mode signal components associated with the PWM output signals that may be fed back to input terminals of the differential class-D amplifier.
Abstract:
A switching amplifier includes a compensation circuit to compensate for DC offset in the amplifier, to enhance operation of the switching amplifier. The compensation circuit may comprise a SAR ADC, where the DAC element can be used to provide a compensation voltage. The switching amplifier may further include a PWM modulator configured to avoid cross-talk to further enhance operation of the switching amplifier.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes voltage-to-current conversion circuitry comprising a first voltage-to-current converter and a second voltage-to-current converter. The apparatus also includes a capacitor coupled to the first voltage-to-current converter and to the second voltage-to-current converter.