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6741131 DC-compensation loop for variable gain amplifier  
An apparatus consisting of a variable gain amplifier having an input and an output having a DC-offset compensation loop connected between the output and the input of the variable gain amplifier....
6741132 Low noise level differential amplifier  
A low noise differential amplifier structure comprising a first amplifier provided with an output stage with a Miller capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode connected to the...
6734702 Impedance calibration circuit  
An impedance calibration circuit for a serial ATA (SATA) transmitter has a resistor in series with each leg of the differential output of the transmitter. An array of selectable resistors is in...
6734746 Mute circuit  
To provide a mute circuit capable of reducing or eliminating noises generated in accordance with an offset voltage under a mute operation. The present invention comprises a summing amplifier,...
6734723 Chopper chopper-stabilized operational amplifiers and methods  
An amplifier topology that combines the use of chopping and chopper stabilization, and may include auto-zeroing to achieve this very low offset. The use of choppers guarantees a very low offset,...
6731163 Miller de-compensation for differential input, differential output amplifier  
A Miller de-compensation technique and circuit is provided for a differential input, differential output (DIDO) amplifier that facilitates increased differential mode bandwidth while maintaining...
6727749 Switched capacitor summing system and method  
An apparatus and method for adding input voltage signals. First and second input voltage signals are respectively sampled onto first and second capacitors during a first clock phase. In response to...
6727748 Highly efficient constant transconductance power amplifier  
The present invention discloses a highly efficient constant transconductance power amplifier. an embodiment of the invention comprises a positive error amplifier, a negative error amplifier, four...
6724248 DC offset self-calibration system for a digital switching amplifier  
A differential amplifier includes first and second outputs and first and second supply rails. The differential amplifier further includes offset cancellation circuitry. The offset cancellation...
6720827 Differential transimpedance amplifier for optical communication  
A differential transimpedance amplifier includes a differential transconductance stage to provide a current to a differential transimpedance stage. The differential transimpedance stage includes...
6717468 Dynamically biased full-swing operation amplifier for an active matrix liquid crystal display driver  
A versatile amplifier circuit for driving a TFT LCD panel is disclosed. The amplifier circuit of the present comprises consists of a complementary input stage, biasing switches, and a rail-to-rail...
6714066 Integrated programmable continuous time filter with programmable capacitor arrays  
A programmable capacitor array including a plurality of user-selectable, numerically weighted capacitors, each of which includes at least one fixed capacitor and one manufacturer-controlled trim...
6710645 Amplifier circuit with offset compensation, in particular for digital modulation devices  
An offset voltage at an output of a differential amplifier is compensated for by a control circuit having a digital setting device. The control circuit has a control device which is controlled by...
6707336 Operational amplifier with chopped input transistor pair  
The invention relates to an operational amplifier comprising a first transistor amplifier stage at an input of the operational amplifier, which first transistor amplifier stage comprises chopped...
6700522 Signal settling device and method  
A method and device are configured for providing for both quick and accurate signal settling. A high accuracy component is configured in parallel with a high speed component. The high accuracy...
6700439 Zero-bias bypass switch  
A zero bypass apparatus for a low noise amplifier includes a bypass circuit, and a switching circuit coupled with a low noise amplifier and with the bypass circuit. The switching circuit includes...
6696890 Differential signal transfer circuit  
A differential signal transfer circuit to control the common mode level of a differential signal, comprising an input common mode level detection circuit, for detecting the common mode level of an...
6696894 Operational amplifier with independent input offset trim for high and low common mode input voltages  
An operational amplifier provides independent trimming of V os for both high and low common mode input voltages. The amplifier includes complementary input pairs, and employs a steering circuit...
6674322 Amplifier circuit with offset compensation  
An amplifier circuit with offset compensation is particularly suited for a Hall element. In addition to the useful signal demodulation that is normally present and connected downstream of an...
6664850 Delay variability reduction method and apparatus  
A method for reducing delay variability in a differential receiver includes receiving a plurality of differential input signals, determining a first transition delay time of an output in response...
6661283 Wide gain range and fine gain step programmable gain amplifier with single stage switched capacitor circuit  
The present invention is directed towards a single stage switched capacitor programmable gain amplifier. The operation of the amplifier is described by a transfer function having two gain factors:...
6661288 Apparatus for effecting high speed switching of a communication signal  
An apparatus for effecting high speed switching of a communication signal between a first component and a second component includes: (a) a switching circuit configured for receiving the signal from...
6657488 Offset correction and slicing level adjustment for amplifier circuits  
A slice and offset circuit is provided that uses a digital integrator in the feedback loop of the offset cancellation circuitry. A slice circuit receives an indication of a desired slice voltage...
6657487 Photodetector preamplifier circuit having a rotating input stage  
An amplifier circuit ( 10 ) having a rotating input stage has a switching network ( 12 ) connected to an input ( 14 ). A number of parallel transconductance gain stages ( 16 ) are connected to the...
6653886 Power saving amplifier with selectable current levels  
Power available to an amplifier is controlled so that relatively high power is provided during one phase of operation, such as during an interval when slewing could normally occur and relatively...
6653895 Gain-boost nulling amplifier for auto-zero circuit  
A nulling amplifier ( 52 A) for an auto-zeroed amplifier includes a first differential stage including first ( 3 ) and second ( 16 ) input transistors and a second differential stage including...
6653893 Voltage margin testing of a transmission line analog signal using a variable offset comparator in a data receiver circuit  
A data receiver circuit having a comparator that exhibits substantially variable offset that is controllable to represent a variable reference level, without a separate input to receive a reference...
6653894 Integrated current mirror in output stage of operational amplifier  
A current mirror configuration can be integrated in the output stage of an operational amplifier that enables rail-to-rail performance without requiring a significant increase in headroom. The...
6639460 Residual offset correction method and circuit for chopper stabilized amplifiers  
An improved circuit and technique are provided that facilitate residual offset correction during chopper stabilization of an amplifier circuit. A chopper stabilized amplifier can be configured with...
6628167 Linearized folding amplifier  
A linearized folding amplifier circuit ( 30 ) includes a comparator ( 40 ) that has a first state and a second state, and a switched output circuit that has a pair of outputs. The non-linearity in...
6628169 Method and circuit for trimming offset and temperature drift  
An exemplary trimming circuit can be further simplified to include a single current source to provide for trimming of offset and temperature drift in a device, such as an op amp, voltage reference...
6621333 Circuit and method to counter offset voltage induced by load changes  
A circuit for countering offset voltage in an amplifier induced by changes in the output load. The circuit comprises an input stage, an output stage, and first and second current compensation...
6621334 Frequency-compensated, multistage amplifier configuration and method for operating a frequency-compensated amplifier configuration  
A frequency compensation circuit includes a first and a second compensation capacitor for a frequency-compensated amplifier to which a chopped useful signal can be supplied. In a first clock phase,...
6617918 Multi-level receiver circuit with digital output using a variable offset comparator  
A number of comparators are provided where each has a differential input coupled to receive a transmission line analog signal level. Each comparator has substantially variable offset that is...
6614285 Switched capacitor integrator having very low power and low distortion and noise  
Power available to an integrator circuit is controlled so that relatively high power is provided during one phase of operation, such as during an interval when slewing in a device is expected and...
6614296 Equalization of a transmission line signal using a variable offset comparator  
According to an embodiment, an equalization loop has a comparator with an input to receive a transmission line analog signal level. The comparator has a substantially variable offset that is...
6614280 Voltage buffer for large gate loads with rail-to-rail operation and preferable use in LDO's  
Described is a low-dropout (LDO) voltage buffer implemented in CMOS with nearly rail-to-ail in/output operation which is capable of driving a large MOS gate. The voltage buffer utilizes a single...
6605990 Balanced transformer-less amplifier and an offset detection and correction system therefore  
A balanced transformer-less amplifier includes a system for detecting and correcting DC offset across the output terminals of the amplifier. The output signal is digitized, counted during a...
6606049 Analog to digital converters based on transconveyance amplifiers  
Transconveyance amplifiers, and more specifically charge transfer amplifiers, are included in analog-to-digital converters. Transconveyance amplifiers are used in averaging and interpolation...
6597239 Offset control of an operational amplifier  
An operational amplifier arrangement (OA) including an operational amplifier (A) and an input offset control circuit (IOCS) is characterized in that said operational amplifier arrangement further...
6586989 Nonlinear digital differential amplifier offset calibration  
Circuits and methods for calibrating offset error in a differential amplifier in an efficient and reliable way are described. A final calibrated state for the differential amplifier is obtained in...
6586990 Operational amplifier having offset cancel function  
An operational amplifier, which generates an output voltage at an output terminal that is equal to an input voltage, comprises: a differential circuit, which compares the input voltage and the...
6583660 Active auto zero circuit for time continuous open loop amplifiers  
An active offset cancellation circuit for an open loop differential amplifier is disclosed. The amplifier is operated on a two-phase clock where the normal operation occurs on the first phase and...
6584365 Electronic trip device with offset correction means  
An electronic trip device including an analog measuring for measuring electrical signals, analog-to-digital conversion having an input connected to the analog measuring an output having a first...
6580315 System and method of maintaining an amplifier common-mode output voltage  
A low-power solution for maintaining an amplifier common-mode output voltage, regardless of whether the amplifier is on or off, that does not degrade the performance of the amplifier through the...
6577185 Multi-stage operational amplifier for interstage amplification in a pipeline analog-to-digital converter  
An operational amplifier for a pipeline analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The operational amplifier includes a cascaded chain of differential amplifiers, each differential amplifier including...
6577183 Offset correction circuit  
An offset correction circuit loop with summing nodes, a variable gain transconductance amplifier and capacitor. The input to the loop is sent to a first summing node and then to a separate circuit....
6573783 Method and apparatus for open-loop input offset adjustment in a differential amplifier  
An open loop offset trim system for use with a differential amplifier includes a reference generator, an offset detector and a trim circuit. To reduce offset, the differential amplifier is placed...
6573785 Method, apparatus, and system for common mode feedback circuit using switched capacitors  
According to one aspect of the invention, an apparatus is provided which includes a first amplifier and a common mode feedback circuit. The first amplifier includes a first input, a second input, a...
6573784 Low power wide bandwidth programmable gain CDS amplifier/instrumentation amplifier  
A method and circuitry for implementing programmable gain. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an amplifier circuit which can be used as a CDS-amp or an instrumentation...