Matched multiplier circuit having reduced phase shift for use in MEMS sensing applications
First Claim
1. A multiplier circuit comprising:
- an input node for an input signal;
an output node for an output signal;
a first multiplier coupled to the input node, the first multiplier having a first multiplier output, wherein the first multiplier is configured to multiply the input signal by a first signal to produce a second signal at the first multiplier output;
a second multiplier coupled to the output node, the second multiplier being matched to the first multiplier and having a second multiplier output, wherein the second multiplier is configured to multiply the output signal by a third signal to produce a fourth signal at the second multiplier output; and
an amplifier coupled to the first multiplier output and the second multiplier output, the amplifier having an amplifier output coupled to the output node, wherein the amplifier is configured to produce the output signal at the amplifier output based upon the second signal and the fourth signal.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplier circuits having reduced phase shift. A multiplier circuit comprises an input node for an input signal and an output node for an output signal. A first multiplier is coupled to the input node and has a first multiplier output, wherein the first multiplier multiplies the input signal by a first signal to produce a second signal at the first multiplier output. A second multiplier is coupled to the output node and is matched to the first multiplier. The second multiplier multiplies the output signal by a third signal to produce a fourth signal at a second multiplier output. An amplifier is coupled to the first multiplier output and the second multiplier output and produces the output signal at an amplifier output coupled to the output node based upon the second signal and the fourth signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A multiplier circuit comprising:
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an input node for an input signal; an output node for an output signal; a first multiplier coupled to the input node, the first multiplier having a first multiplier output, wherein the first multiplier is configured to multiply the input signal by a first signal to produce a second signal at the first multiplier output; a second multiplier coupled to the output node, the second multiplier being matched to the first multiplier and having a second multiplier output, wherein the second multiplier is configured to multiply the output signal by a third signal to produce a fourth signal at the second multiplier output; and an amplifier coupled to the first multiplier output and the second multiplier output, the amplifier having an amplifier output coupled to the output node, wherein the amplifier is configured to produce the output signal at the amplifier output based upon the second signal and the fourth signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gyroscope for measuring a rate of rotation, the gyroscope comprising:
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a mechanical resonator configured to generate a first signal based on movement of the gyroscope and a feedback signal; a sensing architecture coupled to the mechanical resonator, the sensing architecture being configured to demodulate the first signal using a carrier signal to produce a baseband signal; and a modulation architecture coupled to the sensing architecture and the mechanical resonator, the modulation architecture comprising; an amplifier having a first input and an output, wherein the amplifier is configured to produce the feedback signal at the output in response to a second signal at the first input; a first multiplier having a first multiplier output coupled to the first input of the amplifier, the first multiplier being configured to produce the baseband signal multiplied by the carrier signal at the first multiplier output; and a second multiplier coupled between the output and the first input of the amplifier, the second multiplier having a second multiplier output coupled to the input of the amplifier, the second multiplier being configured to produce the feedback signal multiplied by a third signal at the second multiplier output;
wherein a transfer function of the second multiplier is substantially matched to a transfer function of the first multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for reducing a phase shift in an output signal relative to a first signal, the method comprising:
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multiplying an input signal and the first signal using a first multiplier to obtain a second signal; generating the output signal based on the second signal and a feedback signal; and multiplying the output signal and a third signal using a second multiplier to obtain the feedback signal, wherein the second multiplier is configured such that a phase shift of the second multiplier substantially negates a phase shift of the first multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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