Electronic system having common mode voltage range enhancement
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a circuit to generate a floating first supply voltage, wherein during operation of the circuit the first supply voltage tracks a common mode voltage of first and second input signals, wherein the circuit is further configured to generate a second supply voltage and, during operation of the circuit, the second supply voltage tracks the common mode voltage;
a first amplifier having a first voltage input terminal coupled to the circuit to receive the first supply voltage and a second voltage terminal to receive the second supply voltage, wherein during operation the first amplifier receives and amplifies the first input signal to generate a first amplified input signal;
a second amplifier having a first voltage input terminal coupled to the circuit to receive the first supply voltage and a second voltage terminal to receive the second supply voltage, wherein during operation the second amplifier receives and amplifies the second input signal to generate a second amplified input signal; and
an analog-to-digital converter, the analog-to-digital converter comprising;
an input sampling circuit coupled to the first amplifier and the second amplifier to sample the first and second amplified input signals and substantially eliminate the common mode voltage from the first and second amplified input signals.
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Abstract
An electronic system generates at least one floating supply voltage, wherein during operation of the circuit the floating supply voltage tracks a common mode voltage of first and second differential input signals. By tracking the common mode voltage, in at least one embodiment, the floating supply voltage adjusts as the common mode voltage changes. Thus, the floating supply voltages can be based upon the peak-to-peak values of the first and second output signals without factoring in the common mode voltage. In at least one embodiment, the electronic system provides the floating supply voltages to an amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the first and second differential input signals and generates differential output signals. A differential sampling circuit samples the differential output signals to cancel the common mode voltage from the differential output signals. In at least one embodiment, an analog-to-digital converter converts the sampled differential output signals into a digital output signal.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit to generate a floating first supply voltage, wherein during operation of the circuit the first supply voltage tracks a common mode voltage of first and second input signals, wherein the circuit is further configured to generate a second supply voltage and, during operation of the circuit, the second supply voltage tracks the common mode voltage; a first amplifier having a first voltage input terminal coupled to the circuit to receive the first supply voltage and a second voltage terminal to receive the second supply voltage, wherein during operation the first amplifier receives and amplifies the first input signal to generate a first amplified input signal; a second amplifier having a first voltage input terminal coupled to the circuit to receive the first supply voltage and a second voltage terminal to receive the second supply voltage, wherein during operation the second amplifier receives and amplifies the second input signal to generate a second amplified input signal; and an analog-to-digital converter, the analog-to-digital converter comprising; an input sampling circuit coupled to the first amplifier and the second amplifier to sample the first and second amplified input signals and substantially eliminate the common mode voltage from the first and second amplified input signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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generating a floating first supply voltage that tracks a common mode voltage of first and second input signals, wherein generating the floating first supply voltage further comprises; transferring first power from a first fixed voltage supply using a primary transformer coil coupled to a secondary transformer coil, wherein the secondary transformer coil includes a center tab coupled to the common mode voltage; providing the first supply voltage to a first circuit; generating a floating second supply voltage that tracks the common mode voltage; and
providing the second supply voltage to the first circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit to generate a floating first supply voltage, wherein during operation of the circuit the first supply voltage tracks a common mode voltage of first and second input signals; a power transfer circuit to transfer power from a first fixed voltage supply to a first power storage circuit to generate the first supply voltage, wherein the first power transfer circuit is referenced to the common mode voltage;
wherein;the power transfer circuit is further configured to transfer power from a second fixed voltage supply to a second power storage circuit to generate a second supply voltage that tracks the common mode voltage, wherein the second power storage circuit is referenced to the common mode voltage; and the power transfer circuit comprises a transformer to transfer power from a supply voltage source to a floating voltage source, wherein the transformer includes a primary coil coupled to the supply voltage source, a secondary coil coupled to the floating voltage source, and a center tap referenced to the common mode voltage; and an amplifier having voltage input terminals to receive the first and second supply voltages. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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