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:
célula de bits de computação em memória com operação de gravação capacitivamente acoplada. é fornecida uma célula de bits de computação em memória que inclui um par de inversores de acoplamento cruzado para armazenar um bit armazenado. a célula de bits de computação em memória inclui uma porta lógica para multiplicar o bit armazenado com um bit de vetor de entrada. um nó de saída para a porta lógica se conecta a uma segunda placa de um capacitor. uma primeira placa do capacitor se conecta a uma linha de leitura de bit. um driver de gravação controla uma tensão de fonte de alimentação para os inversores de acoplamento cruzado, o primeiro comutador, e o segundo comutador para gravar capacitivamente o bit armazenado no par de inversores de acoplamento cruzado.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit for delaying a clock signal using a delay cell is described. The integrated circuit includes a current starved inverter. The current starved inverter includes a switched capacitor current source with a first dummy inverter, a first amplifier coupled to the first dummy inverter and a first capacitor coupled to the first amplifier via a first switch. The current starved inverter also includes a first transistor coupled to the current source. The integrated circuit also includes a second capacitor. A delay applied to the clock signal is dependent on a ratio between the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The first capacitor and the second capacitor may be located in proximity such that process, voltage and temperature variations affect the first capacitor and the second capacitor similarly and the delay applied to the clock signal is independent of process, voltage and temperature variations
Abstract:
A high voltage tolerant differential receiver circuit includes a voltage divider ladder that is operative to divide in half differential input signals that are greater than threshold voltages of the voltage divider ladder. A pass gate circuit is operative to receive differential input signals that are below the threshold voltage of the voltage divider ladder. Outputs from the voltage divider ladder and the pass gate circuit are provided to separate comparators. Output from the comparators are combined to generate a signal in the voltage domain of receiver circuitry.
Abstract:
Disclosed are systems and methods for suppressing voltage peaking in a buck regulator. In one aspect, a buck regulator comprises: a pulse-width modulator (PWM) that generates a pulsed signal; a switch operable to selectively connect the regulator to a DC power supply in response to the pulsed signal and output a pulsed output DC signal; a filter for filtering out high frequency noise from the pulsed output DC signal and generating a regulated output signal; an integrator for comparing the pulsed output DC signal with a reference voltage signal and generating an error signal for input to the PWM; a subtractor operable to subtract the reference voltage signal from the filtered output signal to generate an error feedback signal; and an adder operable to add the error feedback signal to the error signal for input to the pulse-width modulator in order to suppress voltage peaks in the filtered output signal.
Abstract:
A squelch detection circuit and method involves a first comparator (540) coupled to a complimentary input signal pair (inp, inn) and having a first polarity output. A second comparator (550) coupled to the complimentary input signal pair has a second polarity output. An offset associated with complimentary input signal pair establishes a positive squelch threshold and a negative squelch threshold. A calibration unit (560) coupled to the first comparator and the second comparator generates a digital output including threshold settings and calibration settings to the first comparator and to the second comparator. The digital output can be associated with establishing the offset and with calibrating the positive squelch threshold and the negative squelch threshold.
Abstract:
A switching amplifier includes a compensation circuit to compensate for DC offset in the amplifier, to enhance operation of the switching amplifier. The compensation circuit may comprise a SAR ADC, where the DAC element can be used to provide a compensation voltage. The switching amplifier may further include a PWM modulator configured to avoid cross-talk to further enhance operation of the switching amplifier.
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.