Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transconductor circuits with programmable tradeoff between bandwidth and flicker noise
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Application No.: US16910994Application Date: 2020-06-24
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Publication No.: US11569797B2Publication Date: 2023-01-31
- Inventor: Antonio Montalvo
- Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Akona IP PC
- Main IPC: H03F3/72
- IPC: H03F3/72 ; H03H11/04 ; H03F3/21 ; H03F1/02

Abstract:
Transconductor circuits with programmable tradeoff between bandwidth and flicker noise are disclosed. An example circuit includes an input port, an output port, a plurality of transistors, and a switch arrangement that includes a plurality of switches, configured to change coupling between the input port, the output port, and the transistors to place the transconductor circuit in a first or a second mode of operation. An input capacitance of the transconductor circuit operating in the first mode is larger than when the transconductor circuit is operating in the second mode. In the first mode, having a larger input capacitance results in a decreased flicker noise because the amount of flicker noise is inversely proportional to the input capacitance. In the second mode, having a smaller input capacitance leads to an increased flicker noise but that is acceptable for wide-bandwidth applications because wide-bandwidth signals may be less sensitive to flicker noise.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210409002A1 TRANSCONDUCTOR CIRCUITS WITH PROGRAMMABLE TRADEOFF BETWEEN BANDWIDTH AND FLICKER NOISE Public/Granted day:2021-12-30
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