Amplifier arrangement, and method for compensating for an offset
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1. An amplifier arrangement, comprising:
- an amplifier comprising two inputs and an output;
a feedback path coupled between the output and at least one of the two inputs;
a first switch configured to selectively couple the two inputs to one another in a compensation operating mode;
a second switch configured to selectively interrupt the feedback path in the compensation operating mode;
a controllable current source coupled to at least one of the two inputs of the amplifier; and
a control device configured to control the first and second switches and the controllable current source in the compensation operating mode based on the output of the amplifier to reduce an offset at the inputs of the amplifier by providing a compensation current via the controllable current source to the at least one of the two inputs.
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Abstract
An amplifier arrangement and a method for compensating for an offset in an amplifier is provided. A respective switch for connecting together the inputs in a compensation operating mode and for interrupting the feedback path in this operating mode is provided in an amplifier. A control device detects an output signal and drives a controllable current source, which can be coupled to one of the two inputs of the amplifier, in such a manner that a compensation current which minimizes the offset is provided. The arrangement and method can be used, for example, in transmission arrangements.
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1. An amplifier arrangement, comprising:
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an amplifier comprising two inputs and an output; a feedback path coupled between the output and at least one of the two inputs; a first switch configured to selectively couple the two inputs to one another in a compensation operating mode; a second switch configured to selectively interrupt the feedback path in the compensation operating mode; a controllable current source coupled to at least one of the two inputs of the amplifier; and a control device configured to control the first and second switches and the controllable current source in the compensation operating mode based on the output of the amplifier to reduce an offset at the inputs of the amplifier by providing a compensation current via the controllable current source to the at least one of the two inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for compensating for an offset in an amplifier, comprising:
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interrupting a feedback path of the amplifier from an output to at least one input of the amplifier; coupling two inputs of the amplifier to one another; detecting an output signal from the amplifier indicative of the offset; and providing a controllable compensation current at one of the inputs of the amplifier based on the detected output signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communications transmission arrangement, comprising:
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a baseband module configured to generate in-phase and quadrature signals associated with a desired communication transmission; a radio frequency module configured to receive the in-phase and quadrature signals, and transform such signals into a radio frequency transmission signal, the radio frequency module comprising an amplifier arrangement at an input thereof associated with the in-phase and quadrature signals, respectively; input switches configured to selectively short one or more inputs associated with either the baseband module or the radio frequency module during a compensation mode; a control device configured to close the input switches, place the amplifier arrangement into an open-loop configuration, and evaluate an output condition of the amplifier arrangement during the compensation mode; a controllable current source configured to provide a variable compensation current to the amplifier arrangement to reduce an offset thereof based on the control device in the compensation mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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