Method and system for input voltage droop compensation in video/graphics front-ends
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1. A method comprising:
- capturing input voltage information to a circuit operatively coupled to a bypass capacitor in a video/graphics front-end system;
calculating a droop in said input voltage in said circuit operation due to a charge sharing between the circuit and said bypass capacitor; and
compensating for the value of the droop in the bypass capacitor using an output of the circuit.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for input voltage droop compensation in video/graphics front-end systems. The method of an embodiment of the invention captures input voltage information supplied to an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) operatively coupled to a bypass capacitor in a video/graphics front-end system; calculates a droop in the input voltage in ADC due to a charge sharing between an input sampling capacitor of the ADC and the bypass capacitor; and compensates for the value of the bypass capacitor using an output of the ADC. Embodiments of the invention provide an improved freedom in the choice of off-chip bypass capacitance in video/graphics front-end systems.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing input voltage information to a circuit operatively coupled to a bypass capacitor in a video/graphics front-end system; calculating a droop in said input voltage in said circuit operation due to a charge sharing between the circuit and said bypass capacitor; and compensating for the value of the droop in the bypass capacitor using an output of the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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capturing input voltage information to an analog-to-digital converter operatively coupled to a bypass capacitor in a video/graphics front-end system; calculating a droop in said input voltage in said analog-to-digital converter due to a charge sharing between an input sampling capacitor of the analog-to-digital converter and said bypass capacitor; and compensating for the value of the droop in the bypass capacitor using an output of the analog-to-digital converter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a means for capturing input voltage information to an analog-to-digital converter operatively coupled to a bypass capacitor in a video/graphics front-end system; a programmable gain amplifier for optimizing dynamic range of said analog-to-digital converter, wherein said programmable gain amplifier and a sampling network couples said analog-to-digital converter with said bypass capacitor; a means for calculating a droop in said input voltage in said analog-to-digital converter due to a charge sharing between an input sampling capacitor of the analog-to-digital converter and said bypass capacitor; a digital logic operatively coupled to a stage of the analog-to-digital converter for processing a digital output of said stage; and a digital-to-analog converter operatively coupled to said digital logic for convening said digital output to an analog output and for compensating for the value of the droop in the bypass capacitor by charging the bypass capacitor to said analog output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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