Method of generating precise and PVT-stable time delay or frequency using CMOS circuits

    公开(公告)号:US10812056B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16722572

    申请日:2019-12-20

    Abstract: A method of generating precise and PVT-stable time delay or frequency using CMOS circuits is disclosed. In some implementations, the method includes providing a reference voltage using a resistive module at a positive input terminal of an operational amplifier, coupling gates of a pair of p-type metal oxide semiconductor (pMOS) transistors and a compensation capacitor to an output terminal of the operational amplifier to generate a first bias signal, and coupling a pair of n-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMOS) transistors to a negative terminal of the operational amplifier to generate a second bias signal at the negative terminal, wherein the pair of nMOS transistors is substantially the same as a pair of nMOS transistors in the CMOS delay circuit.

    Power and area efficient digital-to-time converter with improved stability

    公开(公告)号:US11177819B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US17111208

    申请日:2020-12-03

    Abstract: A digital-to-time converter (DTC) converts a digital code into a time delay using a capacitor digital-to-analog converter (CDAC) that functions as a charging capacitor. The DTC includes a switched capacitor voltage-to-current converter for the formation of a charging current (or a discharging current) for charging (or for discharging) the charging capacitor responsive to a triggering clock edge that begins the time delay. A comparator compares a voltage on the charging capacitor to a threshold voltage to determine an end of the time delay.

    Method of generating precise and PVT-stable time delay or frequency using CMOS circuits

    公开(公告)号:US11196410B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US17022608

    申请日:2020-09-16

    Abstract: A method of generating precise and PVT-stable time delay or frequency using CMOS circuits is disclosed. In some implementations, the method includes providing a reference voltage using a resistive module at a positive input terminal of an operational amplifier, coupling gates of a pair of p-type metal oxide semiconductor (pMOS) transistors and a compensation capacitor to an output terminal of the operational amplifier to generate a first bias signal, and coupling a pair of n-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMOS) transistors to a negative terminal of the operational amplifier to generate a second bias signal at the negative terminal, wherein the pair of nMOS transistors is substantially the same as a pair of nMOS transistors in the CMOS delay circuit.

    Adaptive gate-biased field effect transistor for low-dropout regulator

    公开(公告)号:US10545523B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US16170700

    申请日:2018-10-25

    Abstract: A load circuit of a low-dropout (LDO) regulator is disclosed herein according to certain aspects. The load circuit includes a field effect transistor having a source coupled to a supply rail, a gate, and a drain coupled to a gate of a pass transistor of the LDO regulator. The load circuit also includes an adjustable voltage source coupled between the drain and the gate of the field effect transistor, and a voltage control circuit configured to detect a change in a current load through the pass transistor, and to adjust a voltage of the adjustable voltage source based on the detected change in the current load.

    Variation tracking and compensating for small capacitor

    公开(公告)号:US10312891B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US16142476

    申请日:2018-09-26

    Abstract: In certain aspects, an integrated circuit comprises a signal path having a path delay from an input to an output, wherein the signal path comprises a path capacitor having a path capacitance. The integrated circuit also comprises a variation tracking circuit coupled to the signal path, wherein the variation tracking circuit comprises a tracking resistor have a tracking resistance, and wherein a product of the tracking resistance and the path capacitance is substantially constant over process variation.

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