摘要:
Apparatus for sensing a current across a known resistor including a switched capacitor network and an amplifier having an input coupled to an output of the switched capacitor network. The switched capacitor network is configured to sample first and second reference potentials indicating the current. The amplifier is configured to produce first and second amplified potentials at an output of the amplifier based on the first and second reference potentials.
摘要:
Apparatus for sensing a current across a known resistor comprising a switched capacitor network and an amplifier having an input coupled to an output of the switched capacitor network. The switched capacitor network is configured to sample first and second reference potentials indicating the current. The amplifier is configured to produce first and second amplified potentials at an output of the amplifier based on the first and second reference potentials.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided for reducing the size and power of cyclic analog-to-digital converter (ADC) conversion circuits. During each cycle, the ADC conversion circuit generates a plurality of bits. The improved ADC includes a scaling/reference circuit having a single operational amplifier which operates in a reference generation mode and an analog multiplexing mode during generation of the first bit and operates in the analog multiplexing mode during generation of the subsequent bits.
摘要:
A system and method for converting an analog signal to a digital signal is provided including a first circuit (22) having a signal range and an input for receiving a first signal, and a second circuit (24) having an input receiving the analog signal and a first output coupled to the input of the first circuit. The first circuit (22) includes an amplifier (28). The first circuit (22) samples the first signal and produces the digital signal from the first signal using the amplifier. A second output of the second circuit (24) is coupled to the amplifier (28). The second circuit (24) samples and scales the analog signal via the amplifier (28) to produce the first signal within the signal range and cancels an offset of the first signal. The system and method reduce power consumption and save device area.
摘要:
A light modulation system as described herein can be incorporated into a personal or portable electronic apparatus such as a cellular telephone, a digital music player, or the like. The light modulation system controls the activation of light elements, such as light emitting diodes, of the host electronic apparatus in response to one or more analog audio signals available at the host electronic apparatus. The analog audio signals may be obtained from any suitable analog audio path or source in the host electronic apparatus. The light modulation system is compact, inexpensive to implement, and need not rely on digital signal processors for operation.
摘要:
A pipelined analog to digital converter (“ADC”) as described herein is capable of processing two or more input channels. The analog input voltages from the multiple channels are concurrently sampled (every other clock phase) using isolated input stages. The outputs of the input stages are concurrently sampled (every other clock phase) by a delay/holding and synchronization (“DHS”) stage. The DHS stage processes the samples using a double sampling technique, generates residual voltage samples (every clock phase), and generates digital outputs for the multiple channels in an alternating manner. The DHS stage provides equal input loading for the input stages, which enhances the performance of the ADC.
摘要:
A converter (200) adapted to convert an analog input signal into a digital output signal includes an analog input terminal (205) for receiving the analog input signal, a Redundant Signed Digit (RSD) stage (210) coupled to the analog input terminal, and a digital section (220). The RSD stage is configured to receive the analog input signal at the analog input terminal, produce a first number of bits at a digital output from the analog input signal during a first half of a first clock cycle, provide a residual feedback signal of the analog input signal at the analog input terminal during a second half of the first clock cycle, and produce a second number of bits at the digital output from the residual feedback signal during a first half of a second clock cycle, the second number of bits less than the first number of bits.
摘要:
Embodiments of vehicle-borne radar systems and methods of their operation are provided. The vehicle-borne radar system includes a transmit path and a first receive path. The transmit path is capable of producing a signal for transmission over an air interface (e.g., a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal). The receive path includes a continuous-time (CT) sigma delta analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and the receive path is capable of receiving a reflected version of the signal from the air interface, and converting the reflected version along the receive path into a sequence of digital samples using the CT sigma delta ADC. In an embodiment, the transmit path and the receive path are integrated onto a single integrated circuit.
摘要:
Embodiments of apparatus and methods for applying a gain to an input signal are provided. An embodiment of a switched-capacitor gain stage circuit includes an input node, an output node, an operational amplifier, a correlated-double-sampling portion, a correlated-level-shifting portion, and a switching configuration. The operational amplifier has a first amplifier input, a second amplifier input, and an amplifier output. The correlated-double-sampling portion includes a plurality of sampling capacitors arranged in parallel and selectively coupled between the input node and a central node, and an offset storage capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the first amplifier input. The correlated-level-shifting portion includes a correlated-level-shifting capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the output node. The switching configuration has multiple switches that are controllable sequentially to place the gain stage circuit in a sampling state, an approximate output voltage storage state, a level shifting and gain state, and an output state.
摘要:
A converter (200) adapted to convert an analog input signal into a digital output signal includes an analog input terminal (205) for receiving the analog input signal, a Redundant Signed Digit (RSD) stage (210) coupled to the analog input terminal, and a digital section (220). The RSD stage is configured to receive the analog input signal at the analog input terminal, produce a first number of bits at a digital output from the analog input signal during a first half of a first clock cycle, provide a residual feedback signal of the analog input signal at the analog input terminal during a second half of the first clock cycle, and produce a second number of bits at the digital output from the residual feedback signal during a first half of a second clock cycle, the second number of bits less than the first number of bits.