Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Continuous-time circuit and method for capacitance equalization based on electrically tunable voltage pre-distortion of a C-V characteristic
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Application No.: US12775381Application Date: 2010-05-06
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Publication No.: US08237488B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Alfio Zanchi
- Applicant: Alfio Zanchi
- Applicant Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Assignee: Aeroflex Colorado Springs Inc.
- Current Assignee: Aeroflex Colorado Springs Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Agent William J. Kubida; Peter J. Meza
- Main IPC: G06F7/64
- IPC: G06F7/64

Abstract:
A capacitance compensation circuit includes a plurality of switches having a first node coupled to an input terminal, a plurality of capacitors each coupled to a respective second node of the plurality of switches, and an adjustment circuit for providing a plurality of adjustable bias levels to a plurality of switch control nodes to precisely compensate for linear and parabolic voltage dependent components of an input or other capacitor. Two such circuits can be used with a single input terminal to compensate for both increasing and decreasing voltage dependent characteristics of a target capacitor.
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