Abstract:
Techniques are provided for dynamically biasing an amplifier to extend the amplifier's operating range while conserving power. In an embodiment, a detector (310) is provided to measure the amplifier output to determine an operating region of the amplifier. The output of the detector (310) may be input to a bias adjuster (320), which outputs a dynamic voltage level supplied to at least one bias transistor (M81) in the amplifier. Multiple embodiments of the detector and bias adjuster are disclosed.
Abstract:
A method an apparatus for synchronizing phases of one or more divider units comprise powering on a master divider unit to provide a reference signal. A phase of a slave divider unit is synchronized to the reference signal from the master divider unit by providing a power on pulse at the slave divider unit, synchronizing the phase of the slave divider unit to the reference signal using a digitally controlled oscillator, and powering on the slave divider unit after a first predetermined delay period following a rising edge of the power on pulse. By synchronizing a slave divider unit to the reference signal from the master divider unit, any number of slave divider units may be powered on and in-phase with each other.
Abstract:
A voltage divider circuit (103) is provided that automatically and dynamically adjusts its voltage divider chains as a supply voltage changes. The voltage divider circuit includes a plurality of voltage divider branches (102, 104, 106) having different divider factors to divide the supply voltage (VDD) and obtain a divided supply voltage (Vm_A, Vm_B, Vm_i). Additionally, a control circuit (112) is coupled to the plurality of voltage divider branches and adapted to automatically monitor the supply voltage and dynamically select (116) a voltage divider branch from among the plurality of voltage divider branches to maintain a selected divided supply voltage within a pre-determined voltage range.
Abstract:
Techniques for decimating a first periodic signal to generate a second periodic signal. In an exemplary embodiment, the first periodic signal is divided by a configurable integer ratio divider, and the output of the divider is delayed by a configurable fractional delay. The configurable fractional delay may be noise-shaped using, e.g., sigma-delta modulation techniques to spread the quantization noise of the fractional delay over a wide bandwidth. In an exemplary embodiment, the first and second periodic signals may be used to generate the transmit (TX) and receive (RX) local oscillator (LO) signals for a communications transceiver from a single phase-locked loop (PLL) output.
Abstract:
An apparatus including cascaded amplification stages adapted to be biased by a common DC current to generate an amplified output signal from an input signal. A first amplification stage includes a routing network to substantially double an input voltage signal, and a first transconductance gain stage to generate a first current signal from the input voltage signal. A second amplification stage includes a resonator to convert the first current signal into a second voltage signal, and a second transconductance gain stage to generate a second current signal from the first current signal. A third amplification stage includes a current gain stage to generate a third current signal from the second current signal, and a load through which the third current signal flows to generate the output signal.
Abstract:
A method an apparatus for synchronizing phases of one or more divider units comprise powering on a master divider unit to provide a reference signal. A phase of a slave divider unit is synchronized to the reference signal from the master divider unit by providing a power on pulse at the slave divider unit, synchronizing the phase of the slave divider unit to the reference signal using a digitally controlled oscillator, and powering on the slave divider unit after a first predetermined delay period following a rising edge of the power on pulse. By synchronizing a slave divider unit to the reference signal from the master divider unit, any number of slave divider units may be powered on and in-phase with each other.