Abstract: A transresistance amplifier circuit includes an input terminal receiving an input current, an output terminal providing an output voltage indicative of the input current, a first bias current source providing a first bias current to the input terminal, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a biasing circuit. The first transistor is coupled between the output terminal and the input terminal and controlled by a first bias voltage. The second transistor is coupled between a first supply voltage and the output terminal and controlled by a second bias voltage. The biasing circuit generates the first bias voltage for the first transistor for imposing a first voltage at the input terminal. The first voltage is equivalent to a selected voltage of an application circuit and the biasing circuit generates the first bias voltage in a manner so as to allow the first voltage to track variations in the selected voltage.

Abstract: A calibration circuit for a current source cell includes a reference current source and a transresistance amplifier forming a feedback loop for calibrating the output current of the current source cell. The reference current source supplies a reference current to a first node switchably connected to the current output node of the current source cell. The transresistance amplifier has an input terminal coupled to the first node and an output terminal switchably connected to a calibration node of the current source cell. With the calibration circuit coupled for calibration, an input current develops at the first node being the difference between the output current of the current source cell and the reference current. The transresistance amplifier receives the input current and generates an output voltage for driving the calibration node. The output voltage has a value operative to nullify the difference between the output current and the reference current.

Abstract: A current source cell includes a current source providing a first current where the first current can be calibrated, first and second switches coupled to steer the first current to respective first and second output terminals in response to respective first and second control signals, and a latch circuit generating the first and second control signals. The latch circuit drives the first and second control signals to a first logical state to cause the first and second switches to open. The first current is then calibrated. After calibration, the latch circuit drives the first and second control signals to have logical states that correspond to a data signal as triggered by a clock signal where the first and second control signals have inverse logical states. One of the first and second switches is closed to steer the first current to a respective one of the first and second output terminals.

Abstract: A current source cell includes a current source providing a first current at a first node where variations of a first voltage at the first node results in variations of the first current, and first and second switches coupled between the first node and respective first and second output terminals. A control signal is coupled to selectively apply a first drive voltage to a selected one of the first and second switches to close the selected switch to steer the first current to the corresponding output terminal. The current source cell further includes a voltage adjustment circuit coupled to detect variations in the first voltage and vary the first drive voltage in response to the variations in the first voltage. The first drive voltage applied to the selected switch is varied to reduce the variations in the first voltage, thereby maintaining the first voltage at a substantially stable voltage value.

Abstract: The linearity of switched-capacitor, pipeline digital to analog converters is improved by balancing the settling behavior of its pre-charge switches. In more detail, a switched capacitor DAC includes a number of substantially identical cells, one cell for each bit of an input digital word. A number of switch driver circuits are used to apply respective switch control signals to turn respective switches on and off. Advantageously, the switch control signals differ by an amount determined to equalize the gate-to-source voltage difference between different switches.

Abstract: An analog buffer with low harmonic distortion and low power supply voltage buffers a signal with wide voltage swing. The lower output voltage swing is increased, by adding a voltage level shifter to the feedback path of a servo. The upper output voltage swing is increased by coupling the output load to Vdd.

Abstract: A base bias circuit generates a bias voltage for a bipolar transistor. The base bias circuit includes a current mirror circuit which tracks current through a current source which drives emitter current through the bipolar transistor. A primary biasing bipolar transistor and a secondary bipolar transistor have a &bgr; which tracks the &bgr; of the bipolar transistor. The primary biasing bipolar transistor receives current from the current source through a current mirror circuit to develop the bias voltage. A bias resistor coupled between the bias voltage and the base of the primary biasing bipolar transistor tracks resistance variations in the base resistor. The secondary biasing transistor tracks changes in base current to the bipolar transistor and supplies additional current to the primary biasing transistor to compensate for changes in &bgr;.

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with high linearity includes a switched capacitor amplifier removably coupled to a capacitor array. The result of the conversion by the capacitor array is sampled by the switched capacitor amplifier directly from the capacitor in the most significant cell in the array. The switched capacitor amplifier includes a memory capacitor and a feedback capacitor. The memory capacitor provides the initial output voltage corresponding to the result of the conversion when coupled to the capacitor array and stores the output voltage while the feedback capacitor is reset.

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with high linearity includes a switched capacitor amplifier removably coupled to a capacitor array. The result of the conversion by the capacitor array is sampled by the switched capacitor amplifier directly from the capacitor in the most significant cell in the array. The switched capacitor amplifier includes a memory capacitor and a feedback capacitor. The memory capacitor provides the initial output voltage corresponding to the result of the conversion when coupled to the capacitor array and stores the output voltage while the feedback capacitor is reset.

Abstract: An analog buffer with low harmonic distortion and low power supply voltage buffers a signal with wide voltage swing. The lower output voltage swing is increased, by adding a voltage level shifter to the feedback path of a servo. The upper output voltage swing is increased by coupling the output load to Vdd.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock generator circuit which comprises a clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two clock signals having approximately the same frequency for use in sampling an analog signal in a generally alternating fashion. The clock generator circuit further comprises a pre-phase clock generator subcircuit associated with the clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two pre-phase clock signals, wherein each are associated with a respective one of the two clock signals generated by the clock generator subcircuit. In the pre-phase clock generator circuit, a signal transition of each of the pre-phase clock signals occurs before a signal transition of the respective clock signal generated by the clock generator subcircuit; in addition, a timing of a falling edge of the pre-phase clock signals is dictated by a global clock signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock generator circuit which comprises a clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two clock signals having approximately the same frequency for use in sampling an analog signal in a generally alternating fashion. The clock generator circuit further comprises a pre-phase clock generator subcircuit associated with the clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two pre-phase clock signals, wherein each are associated with a respective one of the two clock signals generated by the clock generator subcircuit. In the pre-phase clock generator circuit, a signal transition of each of the pre-phase clock signals occurs before a signal transition of the respective clock signal generated by the clock generator subcircuit; in addition, a timing of a falling edge of the pre-phase clock signals is dictated by a global clock signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock generator circuit which comprises a clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two clock signals having approximately the same frequency for use in sampling an analog signal in a generally alternating fashion. The clock generator circuit further comprises a pre-phase clock generator subcircuit associated with the clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two pre-phase clock signals, wherein each are associated with a respective one of the two clock signals generated by the clock generator subcircuit. In the pre-phase clock generator circuit, a signal transition of each of the pre-phase clock signals occurs before a signal transition of the respective clock signal generated by the clock generator subcircuit; in addition, a timing of a falling edge of the pre-phase clock signals is dictated by a global clock signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock generator circuit which comprises a clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two clock signals having approximately the same frequency for use in sampling an analog signal in a generally alternating fashion. The clock generator circuit further comprises a pre-phase clock generator subcircuit associated with the clock generator subcircuit which is operable to generate two pre-phase clock signals, wherein each are associated with a respective one of the two clock signals generated by the clock generator subcircuit. In the pre-phase clock generator circuit, a signal transition of each of the pre-phase clock signals occurs before a signal transition of the respective clock signal generated by the clock generator subcircuit; in addition, a timing of a falling edge of the pre-phase clock signals is dictated by a global clock signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular architecture of a cellular network for improved large-scale integration, of the type which comprises a plurality of fuzzy cellular elements (C.sub.m,n) interconnected to form a matrix of elements having at least m rows and n columns, the row and column numbers describing the location of each element. Each fuzzy processor is adapted for connection to other processors of the same type such that a parallel architecture of the modular type can be implemented. The management of the architecture is facilitated by each submatrix being controlled by an individually dedicated fuzzy processor device.

Abstract: A neural cellular network for implementing a so-called Chua's circuit, and comprising at least first, second and third cells having respective first and second input terminals and respective state terminals, the first and second input terminals being to receive a first and a second reference signal, respectively, and the first cell, and the second and third cells being of mutually different types.