US 12,744,469 B2 · High speed full wave rectifier circuits utilizing MOSFET

Abstract

In an embodiment of the invention, a full wave rectifier circuit includes an LC tank including an inductor and a first capacitor in parallel with a first end connected to supply voltage VDD, first and second transistors with drains connected to a second end of the LC tank, third transistor with source connected to source of the first transistor and to first current source, gate connected to gate of second transistor and to biasing signal VBN through first resistor and to input signal VINN through second capacitor, and drain connected to VDD, and fourth transistor with source connected to source of second transistor and to second current source, gate is connected to gate of first transistor and to biasing signal VBN through second resistor and to input signal VINP through third capacitor, and drain connected to VDD.

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Dependent claims

A full wave rectifier circuit comprising:

an LC tank comprising an inductor and a first capacitor connected in parallel, where a first end of the LC tank is connected to supply voltage VDD;
a first transistor, where its drain is connected to a second end of the LC tank;
a second transistor, where its drain is connected to the second end of the LC tank;
a third transistor, where its source is connected to the source of the first transistor and to a first current source, its gate is connected to the gate of the second transistor and to biasing signal VBN through a first resistor and to input signal VINN through a second capacitor, and its drain is connected to supply voltage VDD;
and
a fourth transistor, where its source is connected to the source of the second transistor and to a second current source, its gate is connected to the gate of the first transistor and to biasing signal VBN through a second resistor and to input signal VINP through a third capacitor, and its drain is connected to supply voltage VDD.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

High speed full wave rectifier circuits utilizing MOSFET

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High speed full wave rectifier circuits utilizing MOSFET

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Abstract

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