Amplifier for a radio frequency receiver
AssigneesSTMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
InventorsHugo Gicquel, Sandrine Nicolas, Cedric Rechatin, Reiner Welk
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Abstract
In an embodiment an amplifier includes a first MOS transistor having a drain connected to an output of the amplifier and a source coupled to a first node configured to receive a first power supply potential, a first capacitive element connected between an input of the amplifier and a gate of the first MOS transistor, a first current source connecting the drain of the first MOS transistor to a second node configured to receive a second power supply potential and a resistive element and a second capacitive element connected in parallel between the gate and the drain of the first MOS transistor, the resistive element including a switched capacitor.
Claims24
An amplifier comprising:
- a first MOS transistor having a drain connected to an output of the amplifier and a source coupled to a first node configured to receive a first power supply potential, the first power supply potential being a positive voltage;
- a first capacitive element connected between an input of the amplifier and a gate of the first MOS transistor;
- a first current source connecting the drain of the first MOS transistor to a second node configured to receive a second power supply potential;
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- a resistive element and a second capacitive element connected in parallel between the gate and the drain of the first MOS transistor, the resistive element comprising a switched capacitor.
An amplifier comprising:
- a first MOS transistor having a drain connected to an output of the amplifier and a source coupled to a first node configured to receive a first power supply potential;
- a first capacitive element connected between an input of the amplifier and a gate of the first MOS transistor;
- a first current source connecting the drain of the first MOS transistor to a second node configured to receive a second power supply potential, the second power supply potential being a ground;
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- a resistive element and a second capacitive element connected in parallel between the gate and the drain of the first MOS transistor, the resistive element comprising a switched capacitor comprising:
- a first switch connected to the gate of the first MOS transistor and to a first electrode of a third capacitive element;
- a second switch connected to a second electrode of the third capacitive element and to the drain of the first MOS transistor;
- a third switch connected to the first electrode of the third capacitive element and to a third node configured to receive a first bias potential;
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- a fourth switch connected to the second electrode of the third capacitive element and to a fourth node configured to receive a second bias potential.
An amplifier comprising:
- a first MOS transistor having a source coupled to a first node configured to receive a first power supply potential;
- a second MOS transistor having a source coupled to a second node configured to receive a second power supply potential,
- wherein drains of the first and second MOS transistors are connected together and to an output of the amplifier;
- a first resistive element and a first capacitive element connected in parallel between a gate and the drain of the first MOS transistor, the first resistive element comprising a first switched capacitor comprising:
- a first switch connected between the gate of the first MOS transistor and a first electrode of a second capacitive element;
- a second switch connected between a second electrode of the second capacitive element and the drain of the first MOS transistor;
- a third switch connected between the first electrode of the second capacitive element and a third node configured to receive a first bias potential;
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- a fourth switch connected between the second electrode of the second capacitive element and a fourth node configured to receive a second bias potential;
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- a third resistive element and a third capacitive element connected in parallel between a gate and the drain of the second MOS transistor, the third resistive element comprising a second switched capacitor comprising:
- a fifth switch connected between the gate of the second MOS transistor and a first electrode of a fourth capacitive element;
- a sixth switch connected between a second electrode of the fourth capacitive element and the drain of the second MOS transistor;
- a seventh switch connected between the first electrode of the fourth capacitive element and a fifth node configured to receive a third bias potential;
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- an eighth switch connected between the second electrode of the fourth capacitive element and the fourth node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.