Abstract:
An in-phase pulse signal modulator (30a) of the modulated signal source provides an in-phase pulse modulated signal in response to a reception of a baseband in-phase signal and an in-phase clock signal with the in-phase clock signal and the in-phase pulse modulated signal being synchronized. A quadrature pulse signal modulator (30b) of the modulated signal source provides a quadrature pulse modulated signal in response to a reception of a baseband quadrature signal and a quadrature clock signal with the quadrature clock signal and the quadrature pulse modulated signal being synchronized. A switch signal generator (40) of the modulated signal source generates an in-phase switch signal and a quadrature switch signal in response to a reception of the in-phase clock signal, the in-phase pulse modulated signal, the quadrature clock signal, and the quadrature pulse modulated signal.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for full bridge integral noise shaping for quantization of pulse width modulated signals. A method for full bridge integral noise shaping comprises: receiving a first and a second reference PWM signal (401, 402); summing the first and second reference PWM signals with a quantization error correction (504); quantizing the sum into a first and a second output PWM signal (404, 405); differentially integrating the first and second reference PWM signals and the first and second output PWM signals according to a full bridge integral noise shaping algorithm to obtain the quantization error correction. An apparatus for performing a full bridge integralnoise shaping quantization of a pulse modulated signal, includes: a single-ended to differential conversion circuit (203); and a full bridge INS quantizer circuit (403), coupled to the single-ended to differential conversion circuit.
Abstract:
A switching amplifier (20) generates noise at its switching frequency and harmonics thereof. The noise at these harmonics, for an audio amplifier, will be generated with significant amplitude in the AM band. Thus, an AM tuner (12) will experience interference problems if the tuner frequency is sufficiently close to one of these harmonics. To avoid this problem the switching frequency of the switching amplifier is chosen based on the tuner frequency. Thus, the switching frequency is chosen to avoid having harmonics at or too near the chosen tuner frequency. The switching amplifier is disabled when the tuner is in seek or scan mode. Instead of using the tuner frequency to determine what switching frequency should be used to avoid interference, the interference can be detected directly to cause a change in the switching frequency and thus remove the interference.
Abstract:
A switching amplifier (15) includes a power stage (18) and a digital correction circuit (16). The digital correction circuit (16) is for correcting nonlinearity and power supply noise introduced into a digital signal during power stage amplification. The digital correction circuit (16) receives a digital pulse modulated input signal from a processor (14) and an amplified pulse modulated output signal from the power stage (18), and performs a discrete-time pulse edge correction on the digital pulse modulated input signal to provide a corrected digital pulse modulated signal. The corrected digital pulse modulated signal is used as an input for the power stage (18).
Abstract:
A power amplifier circuit for receiving a variable envelope input signal and for producing an amplified output signal is provided. The power amplifier circuit includes an envelope approximation circuit, an envelope amplifier circuit, a phasor approximation circuit, a quadrature modulation circuit, and a power amplifier. The envelope approximation circuit receives the variable envelope input signal and produces a bandlimited estimated envelope signal, corresponding to the amplitude of the variable envelope input signal. The bandlimited estimated envelope signal is then amplified by an envelope amplifier circuit. The amplified envelope signal is then coupled to the supply input of the power amplifer. The phasor approximation circuit receives the variable envelope input signal and produces a bandlimited estimated phasor signal. The quadrature modulation circuit receives the estimated phase signal and produces a modulated phase signal. The modulated phase signal is then coupled to the signal input of the power amplifier. The power amplifier then produces an amplified output signal.
Abstract:
A modulated signal is connected to a full bridge switching amplifier (16, 18, 28, 30) and is compensated to remove a predetermined frequency and its odd harmonics. The compensation inverts and delays (26) a signal that is connected to a first half of the full bridge and applies the delayed inverted signal to a second half of the full bridge. By delaying by an odd number of half cycles, the carrier and its odd harmonics are cancelled because the same signal exists on both sides of the full bridge output. When these two same signals are subtracted by the full bridge action, the carrier and odd harmonics are suppressed. Spectral nulls may be provided for various signal applications, not just audio, and when various types of modulation techniques are used, such as PWM and PDM.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for full bridge integral noise shaping for quantization of pulse width modulated signals. A method for full bridge integral noise shaping comprises: receiving a first and a second reference PWM signal (401, 402); summing the first and second reference PWM signals with a quantization error correction (504); quantizing the sum into a first and a second output PWM signal (404, 405); differentially integrating the first and second reference PWM signals and the first and second output PWM signals according to a full bridge integral noise shaping algorithm to obtain the quantization error correction. An apparatus for performing a full bridge integralnoise shaping quantization of a pulse modulated signal, includes: a single-ended to differential conversion circuit (203); and a full bridge INS quantizer circuit (403), coupled to the single-ended to differential conversion circuit.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal (30, 130) is provided. The input is a digital signal which is a modulated signal (24, 124). In the illustrated form, the modulated input signal is either a PDM signal or a PCM signal. In one embodiment of the present invention a PCM to PWM converter (16, 116) includes correction of duty ratio circuitry (48). The methodology used may include recursion on the values obtained after prediction, interpolation, and correction. The digital to analog conversion system (10) uses a PDM to PWM converter (20) which operates in an all digital domain and includes no analog circuitry.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planar magnetic field inductor/transformer (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1700, 1800) and method (1900, 2000) that has a plurality of at least three planar loops/spiral conductor coils (106, 108, 110, 112) which are arranged one after another in a simple/compound loop fashion. The loops (106, 108, 110, 112) carry a current produced by a signal source, and the plurality of planar adjacent loops/spiral conductor coils (106, 108, 110, 112) are arranged to maximize cancellation of a moment of the plurality of loops/spiral conductor coils (106, 108, 110, 112) over a predetermined range.
Abstract:
A power amplifier circuit for receiving a variable envelope input signal and for producing an amplified output signal is provided. The power amplifier circuit includes an envelope approximation circuit, an envelope amplifier circuit, a phasor approximation circuit, a quadrature modulation circuit, and a power amplifier. The envelope approximation circuit receives the variable envelope input signal and produces a bandlimited estimated envelope signal, corresponding to the amplitude of the variable envelope input signal. The bandlimited estimated envelope signal is then amplified by an envelope amplifier circuit. The amplified envelope signal is then coupled to the supply input of the power amplifer. The phasor approximation circuit receives the variable envelope input signal and produces a bandlimited estimated phasor signal. The quadrature modulation circuit receives the estimated phase signal and produces a modulated phase signal. The modulated phase signal is then coupled to the signal input of the power amplifier. The power amplifier then produces an amplified output signal.