Christopher Paul Lash

US Patent:

7319419, Jan 15, 2008

Filed:

Aug 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/512389

Inventors:

Christopher P. Lash - Portland OR, US
Frederick J. Highton - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H03M 1/06

US Classification:

341118, 341124

Abstract:

A switched-capacitor sample/hold circuit includes a switched-capacitor input sampling stage and a sample/hold amplifier circuit including an operational amplifier having first and second inputs coupled to first and second input sampling capacitors, respectively, and first and second feedback capacitors coupled between the first and second inputs and first and second outputs of the operational amplifier. A continuous-time offset DAC receives a digital input signal representative of an offset voltage produces first and second offset correction voltages. The first and second offset correction voltages are coupled to the switched-capacitor sample/hold circuit to adjust the amount of pre-charging of the first and second feedback capacitors, respectively, in accordance with the value of the digital input signal to compensate an offset component associated with the and second input voltages. The output of the switched-capacitor sample/hold circuit can be connected to an ADC.

US Patent:

55721540, Nov 5, 1996

Filed:

Jul 3, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/498716

Inventors:

Patrick L. Rakers - Schaumburg IL
Christopher P. Lash - Arlington Heights IL
Steven F. Gillig - Roselle IL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G11C 2702
H03K 1776

US Classification:

327 92

Abstract:

A sample circuit (10) maintains linear operation over frequency. A switchable diode bridge (12) passes the analog input signal when enabled to one terminal of a sample storage capacitor (14). The second terminal of the capacitor is coupled through a closed FET switch (16) to a reference node (18). Once the analog input signal is stored across the capacitor, the FET switch opens before the diode bridge disables. When the second terminal of the capacitor floats and prevents any further charge from altering the sample voltage across the capacitor. When the diode bridge is disabled, the sample voltage across the capacitor does not change. The sample voltage may be amplified and digitized for further processing in the cellular system.