ADAPTIVE CONTROL MECHANISMS TO CONTROL INPUT AND OUTPUT COMMON-MODE VOLTAGES OF DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS
First Claim
1. An amplifier circuit, comprising:
- differential input nodes comprising first and second differential input nodes;
a differential amplifier stage comprising differential input terminals and differential output terminals; and
an input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit connected between the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit and the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage,wherein during an input common-mode adaptation phase, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit forces the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage to have a common-mode voltage equal to an adaptive reference voltage, independent of a common-mode voltage applied to the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit during the input common-mode adaptation phase, andwherein during a normal period of operation of the amplifier circuit, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit maintains the common-mode voltage at the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage equal to the adaptive reference voltage, independent of an input differential voltage applied during the normal period of operation.
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Abstract
An amplifier circuit includes differential input nodes, a differential amplifier stage having differential input terminals and differential output terminals, and an input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit connected between the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit and the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage. During an input common-mode adaptation phase, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit forces the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage to a common-mode voltage equal to an adaptive reference voltage, independent of a common-mode voltage applied to the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit during the input common-mode adaptation phase. During a normal period of operation of the amplifier circuit, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit maintains the common-mode voltage at the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage equal to the adaptive reference voltage, independent of an input differential voltage applied during the normal period of operation.
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20 Claims
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1. An amplifier circuit, comprising:
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differential input nodes comprising first and second differential input nodes; a differential amplifier stage comprising differential input terminals and differential output terminals; and an input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit connected between the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit and the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage, wherein during an input common-mode adaptation phase, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit forces the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage to have a common-mode voltage equal to an adaptive reference voltage, independent of a common-mode voltage applied to the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit during the input common-mode adaptation phase, and wherein during a normal period of operation of the amplifier circuit, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit maintains the common-mode voltage at the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage equal to the adaptive reference voltage, independent of an input differential voltage applied during the normal period of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An amplifier circuit, comprising:
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differential input nodes comprising first and second differential input nodes; a differential amplifier stage comprising differential input terminals and differential output terminals, the differential input terminals comprising first and second differential input terminals and the differential output terminals comprising first and second differential output terminals; and an input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit connected between the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit and the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit comprising; first and second feedback nodes connected to the first and second differential output terminals of the differential amplifier stage; and first and second output nodes connected to the first and second differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage, wherein during a first portion of an input common-mode adaptation phase, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit applies an adaptive reference voltage to both the first and second differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage to force the differential input terminals to have a common-mode voltage equal to the adaptive reference voltage, independent of a common-mode voltage applied to the differential input nodes of the amplifier circuit during the first portion of the input common-mode adaptation phase, and wherein during a second portion of the input common-mode adaptation phase, the input common-mode voltage adaptation circuit capacitively couples the first and second differential output terminals of the differential amplifier stage to the first and second differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage to generate a differential input voltage to perform offset cancellation, while maintaining the common-mode voltage at the differential input terminals of the differential amplifier stage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An amplifier circuit, comprising:
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a differential amplifier comprising a differential transistor pair and a tail transistor connected to the differential transistor pair, the differential transistor pair comprising first and second differential input terminals and first and second differential output terminals; and an output common-mode feedback control circuit comprising; first and second input nodes connected to the first and second differential output terminals of the differential transistor pair, a reference voltage node that receives a common-mode reference voltage, and an output node connected to a gate terminal of the tail transistor of the differential amplifier, wherein the output common-mode feedback control circuit maintains an output common-mode voltage of the first and second differential output terminals of the differential amplifier at a level of the common-mode reference voltage, wherein during a control phase, the output common-mode feedback control circuit is configured to (i) connect the first and second differential output terminals of the differential amplifier stage to the gate terminal of the tail transistor to temporarily configure the tail transistor as a diode-connected transistor, wherein a voltage on the gate terminal of the tail device is adjusted to be equal to a diode voltage of the tail transistor, and to (ii) pre-charge a first and second capacitor to a voltage equal to the common-mode reference voltage less the diode voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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