|
Match
|
Document |
Document Title |
|
|
7583127 |
High Q linear controlled variable capacitor using translinear amplifier
A voltage controlled variable capacitor, formed of a larger number of fixed capacitor segments and a corresponding number of switching elements, uses translinear amplifiers to control each...
|
|
|
7391204 |
Sensor signal conditioning circuit
A sensor signal conditioning circuit and sensor system incorporating the same. In one embodiment, the signal conditioning circuit includes a DC-coupled detector that converts a sensor signal into a...
|
|
|
7126408 |
Method and apparatus for receiving high-speed signals with low latency
An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate...
|
|
|
7042271 |
Resistor compensation apparatus
A compensation apparatus maintains an effective resistance of one or more resistors in a circuit by associating an adjustable resistor circuit to each resistor. The compensation apparatus compares...
|
|
|
7015750 |
Method for lowering noise and providing offset correction in a transimpedance amplifier
A system for receiving signals (e.g., optical signals) includes an input device, an amplification device, and a feedback device. The amplification device receives a signal from the input device and...
|
|
|
6965262 |
Method and apparatus for receiving high speed signals with low latency
An apparatus and method for receiving high-speed signals having a wide common-mode range with low input-to-output latency. In one embodiment, the receiver includes an integrator to accumulate...
|
|
|
6882218 |
Transimpedance amplifier and offset correction mechanism and method for lowering noise
A system for receiving signals (e.g., optical signals) includes an input device, an amplification device, and a feedback device. The amplification device receives a signal from the input device and...
|
|
|
6720817 |
All NPN class-AB log-domain integrator with supporting input and output circuitry for low-voltage and high-frequency continuous-time filtering
Two variations of a continuous-time instantaneous companding filter are integrated in a 25 GHz bipolar process. Their −3 dB frequencies are tunable in the ranges of 1-30 MHz and 30-100 MHz. The...
|
|
|
6657476 |
AC-coupled sensor signal conditioning circuit
A method and apparatus for minimizing errors in a sensor device due to signal amplitude variation are disclosed herein. A signal output from the sensor device is amplified and, thereafter,...
|
|
|
6650177 |
System and method for tuning an RC continuous-time filter
Methods and systems for tuning an RC continuous-time filter are disclosed. In this regard a representative system for tuning an RC continuous-time filter includes a coarse-tuned resistive element...
|
|
|
6563364 |
Gain controller using switched capacitors
A gain controller using switched capacitors is provided. The gain controller is operable in a sampling mode or an amplifying mode and controls the gain of an analog input signal. The gain...
|
|
|
6489812 |
Temperature-compensated small signal peak detector
A system and method for temperature-compensated small signal peak detection. A small amplitude signal peak detector includes an exponential operator for generating a modulated signal through the...
|
|
|
6359495 |
Anti-saturation integrator and method
A perfect integrator emulator includes a first multiplier multiplying an input with a first constant, K NEW , and generating a scaled input, a summer summing the scaled input with a previously...
|
|
|
6356135 |
Programmable electronic trim capacitor
An electronically trimable capacitor ( 10 ) having a plurality of branch circuits ( 30 ) each including a capacitor ( 32 ) which may be selectively controlled by a switch ( 34 ) to contribute or...
|
|
|
6339349 |
Method and circuit for comparator-less generation of ramped voltage having controlled maximum amplitude
A circuit for generating a ramped voltage having controlled maximum amplitude (e.g., for use in a switching controller), and a method for generating such a ramped voltage without use of a...
|
|
|
6313770 |
System for sampling an analog signal and method thereof
In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed having an analog to digital converter and control module. The analog-to-digital converter includes an analog...
|
|
|
6313685 |
Offset cancelled integrator
An offset integrator and method are provided to induce integrator leakage while simultaneously latching and canceling its own offset. The method includes combining a first and second input signals...
|
|
|
6294945 |
System and method for compensating the dielectric absorption of a capacitor using the dielectric absorption of another capacitor
A system and method, wherein the dielectric absorption of a capacitor is cancelled by a compensating circuit. One embodiment uses a compensation circuit comprising a compensating capacitor with...
|
|
|
6285206 |
Comparator circuit
There is provided a comparator circuit which does not output any erroneous comparison result even if the resistance value of a resistance component that exists in the input circuit for a voltage...
|
|
|
6239653 |
Biquadratic basic cell for programmable analog time-continuous filter
The invention relates to an elementary biquadratic cell for programmable time-continuous analog filters. The biquadratic cell is coupled between a first voltage reference and a second voltage...
|
|
|
6194946 |
Method and circuit for compensating the non-linearity of capacitors
Capacitor voltage coefficient errors are reduced in a lossy integrator by providing oppositely oriented first and second feedback capacitors in a switched capacitor feedback circuit coupled between...
|
|
|
6023191 |
Method and apparatus for detecting an input signal
A level detector detects an input signal level. A rectifier (210) receives the input signal and provides a rectified signal. A prefilter (220) receives the rectified signal and attenuates high...
|
|
|
5841310 |
Current-to-voltage integrator for analog-to-digital converter, and method
An integrating circuit includes an operational amplifier and an integrating capacitor which is decoupled from the output of the operational amplifier and precharged to a positive reference voltage...
|
|
|
5793243 |
Method of stabilizing an electronic signal integrator
A signal integrator stabilization circuit comprises an operational amplifier functioning as a comparator. The circuit further comprises an attenuator in the amplifier's feedback, thereby generating...
|
|
|
5764095 |
Nonlinear integrator
A non-linear integrator of a closed loop integration system selectively modifies the gain of the closed loop integration system in order to avoid system saturation while still experiencing high...
|
|
|
5763924 |
Circuits and methods for compensating non-linear capacitances to minimize harmonic distortion
A simple, low-cost circuit and method for line zing parasitic capacitances of transistor junctions, independent of the process technology employed, are provided. In the preferred embodiment, the...
|
|
|
5757219 |
Apparatus for and method of autozeroing the input of a charge-to-voltage converter
The invention is an autozero compensator for use in processing low level signals, the compensator comprising an input integrating operational amplifier providing at its output in one mode an error...
|
|
|
5748023 |
Integrator with output-compensating capability
An integrator is disclosed that is capable of outputting the same integration result with respect to the same bit pattern even if there are fluctuations in the integrating period, semiconductor...
|
|
|
5699006 |
DC blocking apparatus and technique for sampled data filters
A sampled data filter (400) provides on-chip blocking of DC signals. The addition of a very long time constant (VLTC) integrator (412) into the negative feedback path (414) of a first sampled data...
|
|
|
5638020 |
Switched capacitor differential circuits
A switched capacitor differential circuit switches first and second differential input signals (Vinp1, Vinp2) to respective inputs (A, B) of an operational amplifier (12) via respective first and...
|
|
|
5617473 |
Sign bit integrator and method
A sign bit integrator and method for generating a signal to correct an offset in a signal processing system that can distort the output from the system. A charge pulse is generated when the sign of...
|
|
|
5585756 |
Gated integrator with signal baseline subtraction
An ultrafast, high precision gated integrator includes an opamp having differential inputs. A signal to be integrated is applied to one of the differential inputs through a first input network, and...
|
|
|
5557242 |
Method and apparatus for dielectric absorption compensation
A dielectric absorption compensation circuit (300) provides an equivalent and opposite impedance to a parasitic impedance of an external capacitive load (414). The dielectric absorption...
|
|
|
5519328 |
Compensation for dielectric absorption effect
Apparatus is provided for continuously compensating for the dielectric absorption effect in a measuring capacitor in a circuit which employs means for charging the capacitor to develop an output...
|
|
|
5498992 |
Unity gain positive feedback integrator with programmable charging currents and polarities
An integrator includes a capacitor and a bootstrap circuit for detecting any leaking charge from the capacitor and replacing it. The integrator also includes a charge injection circuit for...
|
|
|
5479130 |
Auto-zero switched-capacitor integrator
A switched-capacitor auto-zero integrator includes and integrator circuit and a correction circuit. The integrator circuit may be any circuit including an operational amplifier having an input line...
|
|
|
5467045 |
Integrator including an offset eliminating circuit and capable of operating with low voltage
A complete type integrator is disclosed which is designed such that the time-constant thereof can be controlled; wide input and output dynamic ranges can be achieved; operation with low power...
|
|
|
5376834 |
Initialization circuit for automatically establishing an output to zero or desired reference potential
A circuit for initializing the output voltage of an analog circuit includes a switch operative to connect an input of the analog circuit to a first reference potential during an initializing...
|
|
|
5319266 |
Differential boxcar integrator with auto-zero function
A switched boxcar integrating circuit suitable for use with high speed data acquisition systems such as an Optical Domain Reflectometer. The boxcar integrator comprises a differential pre-amplifier...
|
|
|
5189321 |
Companding current-mode transconductor-C integrator
In a current-mode transconductor-C integrator, the non-linearity of the voltage-to-current conversion of a transconductor is corrected by means of a differentiator which supplies a current (i d )...
|
|
|
5081423 |
Integrator and active filter including integrator with simple phase compensation
In an integrator circuit having a wide linearity range, there are provided: a first emitter-coupled transistor pair having two bipolar transistors, emitter areas of the transistors being...
|
|
|
4760345 |
Charge amplifier circuit
A charge amplifier circuit includes an operational amplifier with an integrating capacitor between its inverting input and its output, and a resetting device with a switch that is closed during the...
|
|
|
4651032 |
Compensating integrator without feedback
A compensating integrator includes an integrator and a compensating capacitor. During a compensating period, the capacitor is charged with a voltage related to an error component of an input signal...
|
|
|
4636738 |
Parasitic compensated switched capacitor integrator
A switched capacitor integrator for receiving a single input signal is compensated for parasitic capacitance errors with a minimum amount of circuitry. Although a single-ended amplifier is...
|
|
|
4602171 |
Inhalation transducer circuit with DC drift compensation
An inhalation transducer circuit is provided for use with a transducer having a variable electrical output. Early amplifier stages provide very high gain, and are subsequently a.c. coupled to...
|
|
|
4578646 |
Integral-type small signal input circuit
An integral-type small signal input circuit having a Miller integrator is adapted to perform cyclically an integrating operation, a resetting operation and an input offset current compensating...
|
|
|
4520276 |
Zero-delay ramp generator
An error amplifier receives an on/off signal and supplies an error signal to an integrator. The latter provides a ramp output, which is fed back to the error amplifier whereby the error signal...
|
|
|
4393351 |
Offset compensation for switched capacitor integrators
An integrator circuit utilizing an operational amplifier (19) and switched capacitor elements (11, 13 and 16) in place of resistors in such a manner as to provide compensation for voltage offsets...
|
|
|
4384257 |
Storage stabilized integrator
An electronic integrator which is insensitive to drift because a storage and forcing circuit maintains the output voltage of the integrator at a constant level.
|
|
|
4377759 |
Offset compensating circuit
An offset compensating circuit is disclosed. The offset compensating circuit is inserted in a negative feedback loop of a circuit to be compensated and includes an integration circuit. The...
|