Patent classifications
H03M1/66
Analog signal line interference mitigation
A method for mitigating interference across analog signal lines includes receiving a digital data stream including a plurality of discrete signal patterns configured to drive a plurality of different analog signal lines. An edge buffer for each analog signal line is populated with edge data representing pulse edges of upcoming signal patterns set to drive the analog signal line. A target buffer for a target signal line is populated with target data representing a target signal pattern. Edge buffers corresponding to potentially interfering analog signal lines are searched to identify potentially interfering pulse edges. A set of potentially interfering pulse edges are selected for interference mitigation, and the target signal pattern is modified to perform preemptive interference mitigation based at least in part on the selected pulse edges.
DRIVE SENSE CIRCUIT
A method includes providing, by a signal source circuit of a sensing circuit, a signal to a sensor via a conductor. When the sensor is exposed to a condition and is receiving the signal, an electrical characteristic of the sensor affects the signal. The signal includes at least one of: a direct current (DC) component and an oscillating component. When the sensing circuit is in a noisy environment, transient noise couples with the signal to produce a noisy signal. The method further includes comparing, by a transient circuit of the sensing circuit, the noisy signal with a representation of the noisy signal. When the noisy signal compares unfavorably with the representation of the noisy signal, supplying, by the transient circuit, a compensation signal to the conductor. A level of the compensation signal corresponds to a level at which the noisy signal compares unfavorably with the representation of the noisy signal.
CURRENT MODE TRANSCONDUCTANCE CAPACITANCE FILTER WITHIN A RADIO FREQUENCY DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER
A filter stage system, includes a continuous time baseband filter comprising a feedback loop that employs at least one first impedance node and at least one second impedance node, wherein the at least one first impedance node has a higher impedance than the at least one second impedance node, and wherein the at least one first impedance node provides a dominant pole and the at least one second impedance node provides a non-dominant pole, and wherein the continuous time baseband filter generates a filtered current, and a mirroring component mirrors the filtered current to an output.
Digital to analog converter local oscillator tracking systems and methods
An electronic device may include digital circuitry that operates via digital signals and a digital to analog converter (DAC) to convert a digital signal into a modulated analog signal. The DAC may include multiple unit cells to generate an analog signal and multiple local oscillator (LO) tiles to modulate the analog signal and generate the modulated analog signal. The electronic device may also include LO circuitry to dynamically adjust an LO enable signal based at least in part on the digital signal. The LO enable signal may enable a reduced number of LO tiles supporting one or more respective sets of unit cells operatively enabled based on the digital signal.
Digital to analog converter local oscillator tracking systems and methods
An electronic device may include digital circuitry that operates via digital signals and a digital to analog converter (DAC) to convert a digital signal into a modulated analog signal. The DAC may include multiple unit cells to generate an analog signal and multiple local oscillator (LO) tiles to modulate the analog signal and generate the modulated analog signal. The electronic device may also include LO circuitry to dynamically adjust an LO enable signal based at least in part on the digital signal. The LO enable signal may enable a reduced number of LO tiles supporting one or more respective sets of unit cells operatively enabled based on the digital signal.
Method of vernier digital-to-analog conversion
A digital-to-analog conversion, including: converting signal Y using word X=M+α.sup.−αN having length Ψ=α+β digits, where M is high order digits of α long control word X, α.sup.−αN is low order digits of β long control word X, wherein α≈β; subjecting analog signal Z to three conversions, wherein, in the first conversion, signal Z.sub.1 is proportional to Mα long high order digits of X, and to reference signal Y.sub.1, where Z.sub.1=Y.sub.1×M, in the second and third conversions, signals Z.sub.2 and Z.sub.3 are proportional to Nβ long low order digits of X and to signals Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2, respectively, where Z.sub.2=Y.sub.1×N, and Z.sub.3=Y.sub.2×N, wherein, before the conversions, α.sup.−αN low order digits of X are multiplied by α.sup.α; and adding Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z.sub.3 to generate output signal Z.sub.0, wherein Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 relate by Y.sub.2=Y.sub.1(1±α.sup.−α), wherein α is the base of the numbering system, α is the number of digits, by which α.sup.−αN is shifted.
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER INCLUDING THE SAME
A digital-to-analog conversion circuit includes a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a second DAC. The first DAC includes a first current generation circuit (CGC) and a first current-to-voltage converter. The first CGC generates a first current based on a first digital code received through a first terminal to provide the first current to an output node. The second DAC includes a second CGC and a second current-to-voltage converter. The second CGC generates a second current based on a second digital code received through a second input terminal to provide the second current to the output node. The first current-to-voltage converter and the second current-to-voltage converter convert a sum of the first current and the second current to a an analog voltage corresponding to a sum of the first digital code and the second digital code, and output the analog voltage at the output node.
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) DATA GENERATOR CIRCUIT
A device having a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) data generator circuit to perform a function upon an event and generate digital DAC data based on the function and the event, and a DAC circuit to generate an analog waveform signal from the digital DAC data.
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) DATA GENERATOR CIRCUIT
A device having a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) data generator circuit to perform a function upon an event and generate digital DAC data based on the function and the event, and a DAC circuit to generate an analog waveform signal from the digital DAC data.
SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE REFERENCE VOLTAGE WITH FULL-SCALE RANGE
A semiconductor circuit and a method of operating the same are provided. The semiconductor circuit comprises a first digital-to-analog converter configured to generate a first output current in response to a first binary code, and a second digital-to-analog converter configured to generate a second output current in response to a second binary code associated with the first binary code. The semiconductor circuit further comprises a first current-to-voltage converter configured to generate a first candidate voltage based on the first output current, and a second current-to-voltage converter configured to generate a second candidate voltage based on the second output current. The semiconductor circuit further comprises a multiplexer configured to output the target voltage based on the first candidate voltage or the second candidate voltage. The target voltage includes a configurable range associated with the second binary code.