Passive amplification of signals
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an input signal voltage into a first input port and a second input port of a balanced input port;
connecting, in a first stage, in response to a first oscillator signal, a first capacitance and a second capacitance between the first input port and the second input port of the balanced input port;
connecting, in a second stage, in response to a second oscillator signal, the first capacitance between the first input port and a third capacitance, and the second capacitance between the second input port and the third capacitance; and
obtaining a voltage over the third capacitance as an output voltage.
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Abstract
A passive amplifier structure capable of multiplying the voltage of an input signal is provided. In a first stage, a first and a second capacitance are connected between a first and a second input port of a balanced input port in response to a first oscillator signal. In a second stage, in response to a second oscillator signal having a phase different from that of the first oscillator signal, the first capacitance is connected between the first input port and a third capacitance and the second capacitance is connected between the second input port and the third capacitance. An output voltage over the third capacitance is obtained from terminals of the third capacitance. Presented embodiments also describe an automatic gain control feature.
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36 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input signal voltage into a first input port and a second input port of a balanced input port; connecting, in a first stage, in response to a first oscillator signal, a first capacitance and a second capacitance between the first input port and the second input port of the balanced input port; connecting, in a second stage, in response to a second oscillator signal, the first capacitance between the first input port and a third capacitance, and the second capacitance between the second input port and the third capacitance; and obtaining a voltage over the third capacitance as an output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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producing a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal having the same frequency; charging a first capacitance and a second capacitance with an input signal sample received into a first input port and a second input port of a balanced input port during a first half cycle of the first oscillator signal and the second oscillator signal; and charging a third capacitance operationally coupled with the first capacitance and the second capacitance, with the charges in the first capacitance and the second capacitance together with an input signal sample received into the first input port and the second input port of the balanced input port during a second half cycle of the first oscillator signal and the second oscillator signal.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input interface comprising a balanced input port configured to receive a balanced input signal and an oscillator signal input port configured to receive a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal; a first capacitance; a second capacitance; a third capacitance; a first set of switches responsive to the first oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the first oscillator signal, the first and the second capacitance between a first input port and a second input port of the balanced input port; a second set of switches responsive to the second oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the second oscillator signal, the first capacitance between the first input port and the third capacitance, and the second capacitance between the second input port and the third capacitance; and an output port connected to terminals of the third capacitance. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An automatic gain control amplifier, comprising:
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an input interface comprising a balanced input port configured to receive a balanced input signal and an oscillator signal input port configured to receive a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal; a first capacitance; a second capacitance; a third capacitance; a first set of switches responsive to the first oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the first oscillator signal, the first and the second capacitance between a first input port and a second input port of the balanced input port; a second set of switches responsive to the second oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the second oscillator signal, the first capacitance between the first input port and the third capacitance, and the second capacitance between the second input port and the third capacitance; and an output port connected to terminals of the third capacitance.
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35. A radio transmitter comprising an amplifier, comprising:
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an input interface comprising a balanced input port configured to receive a balanced input signal and an oscillator signal input port configured to receive a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal; a first capacitance; a second capacitance; a third capacitance; a first set of switches responsive to the first oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the first oscillator signal, the first and the second capacitance between a first input port and a second input port of the balanced input port; a second set of switches responsive to the second oscillator signal and configured to connect, in response to the second oscillator signal, the first capacitance between the first input port and the third capacitance, and the second capacitance between the second input port and the third capacitance; and an output port connected to terminals of the third capacitance.
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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input means comprising a balanced input port for receiving a balanced input signal and an oscillator signal input port for receiving a first and a second oscillator signal; first capacitance means for holding charge; second capacitance means for holding charge; third capacitance means for holding charge; first switching means responsive to the first oscillator signal for connecting, in response to the first oscillator signal, the first capacitance means and the second capacitance means between a first input port and a second input port of the balanced input port; second switching means responsive to the second oscillator signal for connecting, in response to the second oscillator signal, the first capacitance means between the first input port and the third capacitance means and the second capacitance means between the second input port and the third capacitance means; and output means connected to terminals of the third capacitance means.
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