SOG signal detection circuit

A Sync On Green (SOG) signal detection circuit, comprising:

• a clamping circuit, for receiving a video graphics signal as an input signal, clamping a voltage of the input signal within a default range, and thus outputting a clamped input signal;
• a first programmable gain amplifier, for receiving the clamped input signal, amplifying amplitude of the clamped input signal by a first gain and thus generating a first gain signal;
• a first low-pass filter, for receiving the first gain signal and then generating a first filtered signal;
• a second programmable gain amplifier, for receiving the clamped input signal, amplifying the amplitude of the clamped input signal by a second gain, and thus generating a second gain signal, wherein the second gain is different from the first gain;
• a second low-pass filter, for receiving the second gain signal and then generating a second filtered signal;
• a programmable voltage shifter, for receiving the first filtered signal, adjusting a DC level of the first filtered signal and thus outputting a level shifted signal;
• and
• a comparator, for comparing the level shifted signal with the second filtered signal and thus generating a comparison signal as an output signal;
• wherein when the first gain is greater than the second gain, the voltage shifter down-shifts a voltage of the first filtered signal so that a maximum of the level shifted signal is greater than a maximum of the second filtered signal and a minimum of the level shifted signal is lower than a minimum of the second filtered signal;
• and when the first gain is smaller than the second gain, the voltage shifter up-shifts the voltage of the first filtered signal so that the maximum of the level shifted signal is smaller than the maximum of the second filtered signal and the minimum of the level shifted signal is greater than the minimum of the second filtered signal.