CLASS D AMPLIFIER

• US 20090302943A1
• Filed: 12/11/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
• Original Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
• Inventors: Chung, Shang-Shu, Ku, Tung-Sheng, Chen, Ming-Hsiung
• Granted Patent: US 7,944,297 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 330/251
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/2173 of the bridge type

Abstract

A class D amplifier including a PWM circuit, a buffer amplifying circuit, a low-pass filter, and two current sources is provided. The PWM circuit transfers an analog signal into a PWM signal. The buffer amplifying circuit amplifies the PMW signal and generates an amplified signal. The low-pass filter will filter high frequency components out from the amplified signal and then transmit the filtered signal to a loading of the class D amplifier. The two current sources provide currents flowing into and out from a feedback node in the PWM circuit, respectively. The charging and discharging provided by the two current sources can generate a triangular signal for the PWM circuit.

Claims

1. A class D amplifier, comprising:

a PWM circuit for transferring an analog signal into a PWM signal;

a buffer amplifying circuit, electrically connected to the PWM circuit, for amplifying the PMW signal and generating an amplified signal;

a low-pass filter, electrically connected to the buffer amplifying circuit, for filtering a high frequency component out from the amplified signal to generate a filtered signal, and then transmitting the filtered signal to a loading of the class D amplifier;

a first current source, electrically connected to a feedback node in the PWM circuit, for providing a first current flowing into the feedback node;

a second current source, electrically connected to the feedback node, for providing a second current flowing out from the feedback node; and

a control circuit, electrically connected to the first current source and the second current source, for selectively turning on or off the first current source and the second current source.

2. The class D amplifier of claim 1, wherein the PWM circuit comprising:

a first operational amplifier having a first positive input end, a first negative input end and a first output end, the first positive input end connected to a ground, and the first negative input end being the feedback node;

a first resistor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and an input end for receiving the analog signal;

a first capacitor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and the first output end;

a second resistor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and an input node of the low-pass filter; and

a second operational amplifier having a second positive input end, a second negative input end and a second output end, and the second negative input end connected to the ground.

3. The class D amplifier of claim 1, wherein the low-pass filter circuit comprises a capacitor and an inductance.

4. The class D amplifier of claim 1, wherein the buffer amplifying circuit comprises a plurality of Power CMOS.

5. The class D amplifier of claim 1, wherein the first current source comprises a P type MOSFET.

6. The class D amplifier of claim 1, wherein the second current source comprises an N type MOSFET.

7. A class D amplifier, comprising:

a PWM circuit for transferring a differential analog single into a differential PWM signal;

a buffer amplifying circuit, electrically connected to the PWM circuit, for amplifying the differential PWM signal and generating a differential amplified signal;

a low-pass filter circuit, electrically connected to the buffer amplifying circuit, for filtering a high frequency signal component out from the differential amplified signal to generate a differential filtered signal, and then transmitting the differential filtered signal to a loading of the class D amplifier;

a first current source, electrically connected to a feedback node in the PWM circuit, for providing a first current flowing into the feedback node;

a second current source, electrically connected to the feedback node, for providing a second current flowing out from the feedback node; and

a control circuit, electrically connected to the first current source and the second current source, for selectivity turning on or off the first current source and the second current source.

8. The class D amplifier of claim 7, wherein the differential analog signal comprises a positive analog signal and a negative analog signal, and the PWM circuit comprising:

a first operational amplifier having a first positive input end, a first negative input end and a first output end, the first positive input end connected to a ground, and the first negative input end being the feedback node;

a first resistor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and a positive input end for receiving the positive analog signal;

a first capacitor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and the first output end;

a second resistor, electrically connected between the first negative input end and a first input node of the low-pass filter circuit;

a second operational amplifier having a second positive input end, a second negative input end and a second output end, the second negative input end connected to the ground, the second positive input end connected to the first output end, and the second output end connected to the buffer amplifying circuit;

a third operational amplifier having a third positive input end, a third negative input end and a third output end, the third positive input end connected to the ground, and the third negative input end being the feedback node;

a third resistor, electrically connected between the third negative input end and a negative input end for receiving the negative analog signal;

a third capacitor, electrically connected between the third negative input end and the third output end;

a fourth resistor, electrically connected between the third negative input end and a second input node of the low-pass filter circuit; and

a fourth operational amplifier having a fourth positive input end, a fourth negative input end and a fourth output end, the fourth negative input end connected to the ground, the fourth positive input end connected to the third output end, and the fourth output end connected to the buffer amplifying circuit.

9. The class D amplifier of claim 7, wherein the low-pass filter circuit comprises a capacitor and an inductance.

10. The class D amplifier of claim 7, wherein the buffer amplifying comprises a plurality of Power CMOS.

11. The class D amplifier of claim 7, wherein the first current source comprises a P type MOSFET.

12. The class D amplifier of claim 7, wherein the second current source comprises an N type MOSFET.