Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amplifier common-mode control methods
- Patent Title (中): 放大器共模控制方式
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Application No.: US12930757Application Date: 2011-01-14
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Publication No.: US08552801B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Andrew Myles
- Applicant: Andrew Myles
- Applicant Address: DE Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern
- Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH.
- Current Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH.
- Current Assignee Address: DE Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern
- Agency: Saile Ackerman LLC
- Agent Stephen B. Ackerman
- Priority: EP10368049 20101217
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a fully differential amplifier performing common-mode voltage control having reduced area and power requirements are disclosed. The amplifier disclosed comprises an additional input stage at the amplifier input which senses the common mode voltage of the amplifier's inputs and applies internal feedback control to adjust the output common-mode voltage until the input common-mode voltage matches a target voltage and thereby indirectly set the output common-mode voltage. Furthermore the internal common-mode control can be implemented in such a manner as to provide a feed-forward transconductance function in addition to common-mode control if desired. Moreover it is possible to use feedback from other amplifier stages in an amplifier chain to implement common-mode feedback.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120154048A1 Amplifier common-mode control methods Public/Granted day:2012-06-21
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