Patents Assigned to Integrant Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20040104746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit for varying bandwidth of transconductance-capacitor filter by controlling transconductance of a transconductance circuit, and a digital tuning circuit of transconductor-capacitor filter. A transconductor of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first and second amplifying devices; a resistor; a first and second bias current sources; and transconductance varying circuit. A tuning circuit of another embodiment of the invention relates to a digital tuning circuit comprising a transconductor that outputs current proportional to input voltage and a varying capacitance that is connected with output node of transconductor and between grounds and varies its capacitance depending upon the level of control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bo-Eun Kim, Minsu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20040100329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circuits having differential structure which uses complementary devices for processing single-ended signal. The single-ended differential circuit in accordance with the present invention, comprises first and second complementary devices having first, second, and third terminals, respectively, wherein current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal has its quantity and direction being varying in dependant on the voltage driven to the first terminal, wherein the currents flowing through the first and second complementary devices vary in opposite relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Ilku Nam, Kwyro Lee
  • Publication number: 20040095163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circuits having differential structure which uses complementary devices for processing single-ended signal. The single-ended differential circuit in accordance with the present invention, comprises first and second complementary devices having first, second, and third terminals, respectively, wherein current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal has its quantity and direction being varying in dependant on the voltage driven to the first terminal, wherein the currents flowing through the first and second complementary devices vary in opposite relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Ilku Nam, Kwyro Lee
  • Publication number: 20040085106
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a charge pump circuit for improving switching speed and compensating mismatch between a source and a sink currents flowing to output terminal. A charge pump circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention comprises a first and second switching elements, a discharging and charging elements, a biasing unit, a first and second compensating unit, a charge pumping unit, a current mirror unit, a contol unit, and a biasing unit. The compensating circuit removes the deterioration owing to the parasitic capacitance, and the control circuit controls the charge that is flowed or emitted from the parasitic capacitance. A charge pump circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a charge pumping unit, a current mirror unit, a contol unit a biasing unit. The charge pump circuit decects the mismatch between the output currents via the control unit, and compensates the mismatch by the biasing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Minsu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20040056712
    Abstract: This present invention is related to a variable gain low noise amplifier which is operated to the best operation of input matching, gain and noise characteristics, linearity. The variable gain low noise amplifier according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first amplifying cell operated in high gain mode, second amplifying cell operated in low gain mode, selectively matching circuit, and fist short-circuit means. It is provided to the variable gain low noise amplifier according to the present invention for operating the best operation in each gain mode so that the circuit operated in high and low gain modes is not affect to a load with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kwyro Lee, Tae Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 6693493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circuits having differential structure which uses complementary devices for processing single-ended signal. The single-ended differential circuit in accordance with the present invention, comprises first and second complementary devices having first, second, and third terminals, respectively, wherein current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal has its quantity and direction being varying in dependant on the voltage driven to the first terminal, wherein the currents flowing through the first and second complementary devices vary in opposite relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Ilku Nam, Kwyro Lee
  • Publication number: 20030218510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of a phase noise characteristics of supply voltage in VCO. The delay in delay cells may be controlled to use the resistor of a transmission gate instead of a tail current. That is, the delay of cells is controlled by applying the overdrive voltage in transmission gate. And the self-regulating may be possible to composing a feedback inside the delay cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: In-Chul Hwang, Sung-Mo Kang, Bo-Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20030214357
    Abstract: A broadband variable gain amplifier with improved linearity and gain characteristic is provided. According to the present invention, the broadband variable gain amplifier comprises: an amplification unit for amplifying an input signal applied to an input terminal and outputting an amplified signal to an output terminal; and a gain control unit which is connected between the input and output terminals, and for controlling gain of said amplification unit, wherein said gain control unit comprises: a variable resistance unit whose resistance value is varied according to a control signal; and a broadband matching unit for proving an optimal impedance characteristic to the input terminal said amplification unit in a broad band, where in said variable gain resistance unit and said broadband matching unit is connected in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Youngho Cho, Bo-Eun Kim, Bonkee Kim
  • Patent number: 6636115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of linearity of active devices, which can be degraded by the trans-conductance thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Integrant Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Kwyro Lee
  • Publication number: 20020160741
    Abstract: An image rejection mixer (IRM) for rejecting signals having image frequency and, more particularly, a mixer for rejecting signals of image frequency by using mismatch compensation is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Integrant Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Youngjin Kim, Kwyro Lee
  • Publication number: 20020105360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circuits having differential structure which uses complementary devices for processing single-ended signal. The single-ended differential circuit in accordance with the present invention, comprises first and second complementary devices having first, second, and third terminals, respectively, wherein current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal has its quantity and direction being varying in dependant on the voltage driven to the first terminal, wherein the currents flowing through the first and second complementary devices vary in opposite relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Ilku Nam, Kwyro Lee