Abstract:
본 발명은 오디오 시스템의 전력 소모의 효율을 개선하는 시스템 및 방법에 관한 것이다. 본질적으로, 이 기술은 음량 제어 모듈에 의해 표시되는 음량 레벨에 응답하여 및/또는 입력 오디오 신호의 검출된 특성에 응답하여, 전력 공급부로부터 아날로그부, 이를 테면 전력 증폭기로 전달되는 전력을 조정하는 것이다. 따라서, 이 방식에서, 아날로그부는 프로세싱중인 신호의 레벨과 관련되는 방식으로 동작된다. 추가적으로, 시스템 및 방법은 또한 추가적인 전력을 소모할 필요없이 시스템의 전체 동적 범위를 개선하기 위해 디지털 신호 및 아날로그 신호의 동적 범위를 조정하는 기술과 관련이 있다.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method of improving the efficiency in the power consumption of an audio system.SOLUTION: Power delivered from a power supply analog section 212 to an analog section including a power amplifier 206-L is adjusted in response to a volume level indicated by a volume control module 216 and/or in response to a detected characteristic of an input audio signal. Thus, in this system and method, the analog section is operated in a manner that is related to the level of the signal it is processing. Additionally, the system and method also relate to a technique of adjusting the dynamic ranges of the digital signal and the analog signal to improve the overall dynamic range of the system without needing to consume additional power.
Abstract:
Un sistema (700) de audio que comprende:un medio para amplificar una señal de audio de entrada para generar una señal de audio de salida; yun medio (710) para reducir el ruido generado por un altavoz asociado (750) aplicando suavemente unatensión de CC a una salida de los medios de amplificación o eliminándola suavemente de la misma,caracterizado porque el medio para la reducción de ruido comprende:un medio para acoplar de forma variable una fuente de la tensión de CC a la salida de los medios deamplificación; yun medio (712) para generar una señal de control que disminuye suavemente la resistencia de losmedios de acoplamiento variable para aplicar suavemente a la salida de los medios de amplificación latensión de CC procedente de la fuente de una manera que reduzca o elimine el ruido generado por elaltavoz asociado durante una operación de encendido.
Abstract:
Un aparato que comprende: una pluralidad de conmutadores (M1-M6) configurados para sucesivamente acoplar y desacoplar eléctricamente los primer (C1p) y segundo (C1n) nodos de un condensador flotante (125) a una pluralidad de nodos (Vin, Vpos, Vneg, GND), en el que la pluralidad de conmutadores comprende un primer conmutador (M5) que acopla el segundo nodo del condensador flotante a un nodo de tensión de salida negativa (Vneg), el primer conmutador está configurado para acoplar eléctricamente el segundo nodo del condensador flotante al nodo de tensión de salida negativa en respuesta a la detección de un evento de ESD entre un nodo de tensión de suministro (Vdd) y el nodo de tensión de salida negativa.
Abstract:
A switched-capacitor DC blocking amplifier is disclosed. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit is provided that includes an amplifier having an amplifier input and an amplifier output, a capacitor connected to the amplifier input and configured to receive an input signal, and a switched capacitor circuit coupled to provide a resistance between the amplifier input and the amplifier output. In one implementation, the switched capacitor circuit is configured with a feed forward circuit to reduce aliasing. In another implementation, the switched capacitor circuit includes a switched impedance circuit to reduce noise.
Abstract:
Techniques for designing a transconductor configurable to have a low transconductance. In one aspect, a voltage to current conversion module is coupled to a 1:N current replication module. The voltage to current conversion module may be implemented as an operational amplifier configured with negative feedback to generate a current through a transistor, wherein such current is proportional to the difference between an input voltage and a common-mode reference. The 1:N current replication module is configured to mirror the generated current in another transistor, to a predetermined ratio, such that the output current is also proportional to the difference between the input voltage and the common-mode reference. In exemplary embodiments, the output stage driving the output current may be configured to operate as a Class A, Class B, or Class AB type amplifier.
Abstract:
A system and method of improving the efficiency in the power consumption of an audio system. In essence, the technique is to adjust the power delivered from the power supply to the analog section, such as the power amplifier, in response to the volume level indicated by the volume control module and/or in response to the detected characteristic of the input audio signal. Thus, in this manner, the analog section is operated in a manner that is related to the level of the signal it is processing. Additionally, the system and method also relate to a technique of adjusting the dynamic ranges of the digital signal and the analog signal to improve the overall dynamic range of the system without needing to consume additional power.
Abstract:
Techniques for reducing surge current in charge pumps. In an exemplary embodiment, one or more switches coupling a terminal of a flying capacitor to a voltage supply are configured to have variable on-resistance. When the charge pump is configured to switch a gain mode from a lower gain to a higher gain, the one or more variable resistance switches are configured to have a decreasing resistance profile over time. In this manner, surge current drawn from the voltage supply at the outset of the gain switch may be limited, while the on-resistance during steady-state charging and discharging may be kept low. Similar techniques are provided to decrease the surge current from a bypass switch coupling the supply voltage to a positive output voltage of the charge pump.
Abstract:
An audio system that reduces or eliminates click and pop noise during power up and power down operations. In particular, the audio system includes an amplifier with an input adapted to receive an input audio signal and an output adapted to produce an amplified output audio signal for an associated speaker. The audio system further includes a noise reduction circuit adapted to smoothly apply and remove a DC voltage to and from the output of the amplifier in a manner that reduces or eliminates click and pop noise from being generated by the associated speaker. The DC voltage at the output of the amplifier may be derived from a DC reference voltage source and/or from the input audio signal.