Start signal outputting circuit
First Claim
1. A start signal outputting circuit having an RF/DC convertor circuit for converting a high frequency power (RF) signal into a direct current (DC) potential and outputting it, said RF/DC convertor circuit comprising:
- a device working as a diode for rectifying the high frequency power (RF) signal inputted on its anode;
a first transistor connected to an anode side of said diode, said first transistor working as a constant current source for supplying a constant current to the anode side of said diode by a positive potential being applied thereto; and
a second transistor inserted between a cathode side of said diode and ground, said second transistor working as a constant current source for removing a constant current from a current outputted from the cathode side of said diode by a positive potential being applied thereto.
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Abstract
A start signal outputting circuit according to the invention has a differential RF/DC convertor part 100 for converting a high frequency power (RF) into a d.c. potential (DC). The RF/DC convertor part 100 is formed by two transistors QRD, QDD working as a diode, and transistors QR1˜R3, QD1˜D3 and resistances RR1˜R3 for forming high resistances at anode sides and cathode sides of these diodes, respectively. A differential amplification part 200 disposed at a later stage of the diode has not only amplifying effect but also low-pass filtering effect together with filtering pars 120, 210 of its previous and later stages. In this case, it is designed so that current flowing through the respective circuits is about 2˜3 μA. As a result, even if the high frequency power of the specified frequency is weak, for example −60˜−40 dBm, a start signal outputting circuit 1000 which outputs a d.c. potential of 0.3˜2.4V, is suitable for integration and has a low power consumption can be obtained.
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13 Claims
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1. A start signal outputting circuit having an RF/DC convertor circuit for converting a high frequency power (RF) signal into a direct current (DC) potential and outputting it, said RF/DC convertor circuit comprising:
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a device working as a diode for rectifying the high frequency power (RF) signal inputted on its anode; a first transistor connected to an anode side of said diode, said first transistor working as a constant current source for supplying a constant current to the anode side of said diode by a positive potential being applied thereto; and a second transistor inserted between a cathode side of said diode and ground, said second transistor working as a constant current source for removing a constant current from a current outputted from the cathode side of said diode by a positive potential being applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A start signal outputting circuit having an RF/DC convertor circuit for converting a high frequency power (RF) into a direct current potential (DC) and outputting it, said RF/DC convertor circuit comprising:
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a device working as a diode; a first npn transistor having its emitter connected to an anode side of said diode and its base and collector to which a predetermined positive potential is applied; a second npn transistor having its collector connected to a cathode side of said diode and its emitter connected to ground via a resistance; a third npn transistor having its emitter connected to a base of said second npn transistor and its base and collector to which a predetermined positive voltage is applied; and a resonance circuit connected between said cathode side of said diode and ground for shorting a specified frequency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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