Abstract: A local area networking apparatus comprises a power stage for connecting to a network cable for carrying power and data. The power stage comprises a main current flow path which includes a switch comprising at least one transistor positioned in the main current flow path and a current monitoring apparatus for monitoring current flow in the main current flow path, and wherein the current monitoring apparatus comprises a sensor which is not placed in series with the main current flow path. The current monitoring apparatus can comprise a current mirroring stage which is arranged to mirror current flowing in the main current flow path to a monitoring current flow path. The switch can be implemented as a set of switches.

Abstract: A local area networking apparatus comprises a power stage for connecting to a network cable for carrying power and data. The power stage comprises a main current flow path which includes a switch comprising at least one transistor positioned in the main current flow path and a current monitoring apparatus for monitoring current flow in the main current flow path, and wherein the current monitoring apparatus comprises a sensor which is not placed in series with the main current flow path. The current monitoring apparatus can comprise a current mirroring stage which is arranged to mirror current flowing in the main current flow path to a monitoring current flow path. The switch can be implemented as a set of switches.

Abstract: A local area networking apparatus comprises a power stage for connecting to a network cable for carrying carry power and data. The power stage comprises a main current flow path which includes a switch comprising at least one transistor positioned in the main current flow path and a current monitoring apparatus for monitoring current flow in the main current flow path, and wherein the current monitoring apparatus comprises a sensor which is not placed in series with the main current flow path. The current monitoring apparatus can comprise a current mirroring stage which is arranged to mirror current flowing in the main current flow path to a monitoring current flow path. The switch can be implemented as a set of switches.

Abstract: An active inductor circuit (L) includes first (T1) and second (T2) terminals for coupling to respective external terminals (Hi,Lo), said first and second terminals being coupled to a first transconductance circuit (gm1), a second transconductance circuit (gm2) and a feedback circuit (fb) included in said active inductor circuit. An output terminal (OUT1) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) is coupled to an input terminal of said second transconductance circuit (gm2), an output terminal (OUT2) of said second transconductance circuit (gm2) is coupled to an input terminal (IN1) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) via said feedback circuit (fb), and said active inductor circuit further including a capacitor (C1) coupled between said output terminal (OUT) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) and said second terminal (T2).

Abstract: An operational amplifier arrangement having a non-linear amplifier and a linear amplifier, both having a pair of input terminals one of which is coupled to an arrangement input terminal, and both having an output terminal that is coupled to an arrangement output terminal. The output terminal of the non-linear amplifier is further coupled to the output terminal of the linear amplifier via a series impedance. The output terminal of the linear amplifier is coupled to the arrangement output terminal via a terminating impedance. The arrangement includes an active back termination arrangement coupled between the arrangement output terminal and either one of the pair of input terminals of the linear amplifier. Preferably, the linear amplifier is receiving a supply voltage that exceeds the supply voltage received by the non-linear amplifier.

Abstract: A multiplier arrangement (MUXER) is adapted to generate from analog phase information and from high-frequency local oscillator signals, components of a high-frequency phase vector (PV), and to synthesise said high-frequency phase vector (PV) from said components within a summing means is further adapted to provide said high-frequency phase vector (PV) as a vector which is making an excursion alongside the contours of a square within the complex plane during a first category of predetermined transitions of a phase signal (?) on which said analog phase information is dependent. A signal modulator including such a multiplier arrangement as well as a transmitter are described as well.

Abstract: A line driver having a non-linear amplifier that is arranged to provide a first output signal, which is an amplified input signal. The line driver also includes an analog linear amplifier providing a second output signal based on the difference between the input signal and the first output signal, placed in parallel with the non-linear amplifier. The line driver also includes a device to combine the first output signal and the second output signal to provide a total output signal to an output line.

Abstract: An active inductor circuit (L) includes first (T1) and second (T2) terminals for coupling to respective external terminals (Hi,Lo), said first and second terminals being coupled to a first transconductance circuit (gm1), a second transconductance circuit (gm2) and a feedback circuit (fb) included in said active inductor circuit. An output terminal (OUT1) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) is coupled to an input terminal of said second transconductance circuit (gm2), an output terminal (OUT2) of said second transconductance circuit (gm2) is coupled to an input terminal (IN1) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) via said feedback circuit (fb), and said active inductor circuit further including a capacitor (C1) coupled between said output terminal (OUT) of said first transconductance circuit (gm1) and said second terminal (T2).

Abstract: An operational amplifier arrangement is disclosed which comprises a non-linear amplifier and a linear amplifier, both having a pair of input terminals one of which is coupled to an arrangement input terminal, and both having an output terminal which is coupled to an arrangement output terminal, whereby the output terminal of said non-linear amplifier is further coupled to the output terminal of said linear amplifier via a series impedance, whereby the output terminal of said linear amplifier is coupled to the arrangement output terminal via a terminating impedance, and whereby the arrangement further includes an active back termination arrangement coupled between the arrangement output terminal and either one of said pair of input terminals of said linear amplifier. In a preferred embodiment said linear amplifier is operating between a power supply which exceeds the supply voltage of the power supply of said non-linear amplifier. Differential embodiments of this basic configuration are also described.

Abstract: A method and offset removing apparatus for removing DC offset from a digital baseband signal value pair included in a set of digital baseband signal value pairs is described. The digital baseband signal value pairs, when plotted on a complex signal space I-Q diagram, lie on a predetermined figure. The I and Q coordinates of the central point of this predetermined figure are determined by a two-dimensional fitting of this figure through a subset of signal value pairs included within the set. These coordinates of this center point are subsequently subtracted from the I and Q coordinates of the digital baseband signal.

Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator with automatic center frequency calibration. The frequency range of the oscillator is increased by switchable capacitor circuits which add or remove extra capacitors in parallel with the variable capacitor of the resonant circuit. Different voltage versus frequency characteristics are obtained. The switchable capacitor circuits are controlled by a detection circuit that sends a reset pulse to a feedback circuit of the VCO when a control voltage from the feedback circuit reaches predetermined low or high voltage limits of the characteristics. Upon reception of the reset pulse, the feedback circuit changes the control voltage from the reached limit into an intermediate voltage between the low and high voltage limits. The control voltage is reset in the middle of a voltage versus frequency characteristic onto which the output frequency is also centered. The VCO includes a selection circuit adapted to immediately change the value of the control voltage.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a Line driver for amplifying an input signal, said line driver comprising: a first input terminal (11) for receiving said input signal, a non-linear amplifier (3) connected to said input terminal (11) and arranged to provide a first output signal at a first output terminal (13), a digital to analogue converter (15) arranged to transform said input signal to an analogue input signal, an analogue linear amplifier (5) comprising a second (6) and a third input terminal (8) and a second output terminal (10), set up as a comparator between a first correction signal provided at said second input terminal (6) and a second correction signal provided at said third input terminal (8) and arranged to provide a second output signal at said second output terminal (10), combining means arranged to combine said first output signal and said second output signal to provide a total output signal to an output line (7), a first operational amplifier (12) configured to sense the current of said

Abstract: The field effect transistor includes a control terminal (G), a first main terminal (S) and a second main terminal (D1). The control terminal (G) is included to be coupled to gate voltage means which are adapted to provide a control voltage (Vg) which controls a flow of carriers (e) flowing from the first main terminal (S) to the second main terminal (D1). The field effect transistor further includes a third main terminal (D2) which is positioned and adapted in order to enable a high input resistance control current means (CS), which is coupled to the third main terminal (D2), to deviate part (e′) of the flow of carriers from the first main terminal (S) to the third main terminal (D2). The third main terminal is called the double drain (D2) of the field effect transistor.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a Line driver for amplifying an input signal, said line driver comprising: a first input terminal (11) for receiving said input signal, a non-linear amplifier (3) connected to said input terminal (11) and arranged to provide a first output signal at a first output terminal (13), a digital to analogue converter (15) arranged to transform said input signal to an analogue input signal, an analogue linear amplifier (5) comprising a second (6) and a third input terminal (8) and a second output terminal (10), set up as a comparator between a first correction signal provided at said second input terminal (6) and a second correction signal provided at said third input terminal (8) and arranged to provide a second output signal at said second output terminal (10), combining means arranged to combine said first output signal and said second output signal to provide a total output signal to an output line (7), a first operational amplifier (12) configured to sense the current of said

Abstract: The present invention is related to a line driver for amplifying an input signal, said line driver comprising:

Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator with automatic center frequency calibration. The frequency range (FOUT) of the oscillator is increased because of the presence of switchable capacitor circuits (SW1, XC1; SW2, XC2) which add or remove extra capacitors (XC1; XC2) in parallel with the variable capacitor (CV) of the resonant circuit (CV, L). Different voltage versus frequency characteristics (CHL, CHM, CHH) are so obtained. The control of the switchable capacitor circuits is performed by a detection circuit (DET). The detection circuit is further adapted to send a reset pulse (RES) to a feedback circuit (FB) of the VCO when a control voltage (VCTRL), provided by the feedback circuit, reaches predetermined low (VTL) or high (VTH) voltage limits of the characteristics. Upon reception of the reset pulse, the feedback circuit changes the control voltage from the reached limit into an intermediate voltage (VTM) in the middle of the range between the low and the high voltage limits.

Abstract: A Hybrid Fiber-Coax [HFC] telecommunication system including several modulation devices (MC1-MCn) and a combiner device (CSN) coupled thereto. The modulation devices provide modulated telecommunication signals under the form of output currents that are applied to the combiner device that is further connected to a coaxial cable (COAX) for transmitting thereon these modulated signals in predetermined frequency channels according to the Frequency Division Multiple Access [FDMA] structure. The invention comprises in operating the combiner device as a current-mode summing node instead as of a voltage-mode summing node. As a result, the implementation is relatively easy, because a current summing node may be just a single junction point, and its linearity is thus obviously high.

Abstract: A multiplier arrangement (MUXER) is adapted to generate from analog phase information and from high-frequency local oscillator signals, components of a high-frequency phase vector (PV), and to synthesise said high-frequency phase vector (PV) from said components within a summing means is further adapted to provide said high-frequency phase vector (PV) as a vector which is making an excursion alongside the contours of a square within the complex plane during a first category of predetermined transitions of a phase signal (&phgr;) on which said analog phase information is dependent. A signal modulator including such a multiplier arrangement as well as a transmitter are described as well.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for telecommunication applications such as ASDLNDSL UMTS/GPRS wherein the conversion is realized in current mode instead of voltage mode. The power consumption is thereby reduced and the converter is adapted to be used in (low voltage) battery operated products. The structure of the converter is also simplified because summing of currents is easier than summing of voltages. The converter comprises at least a first set of N=64 first current cells (CC) coupled in parallel between lines (L+, L−) of a differential current bus. Each first current cell comprises a current source (ICC) to supply a first additional current (64×Iref) to the current bus under control of first comparator circuits (COMP1+, COMP1−). The first comparator circuits of the current cells are coupled in cascade and activated step-by-step one after each other.

Abstract: An amplifier arrangement includes a first amplifier powered by a pair of lower voltage power supplies, a second amplifier powered by a pair of higher voltage power supplies and a drive control device. This amplifier arrangement has both current and voltage gain larger than one. The drive control device includes a regulating device adapted to switch off the first amplifier based on the output signal of the amplifier arrangement, and at least one current link and at least one voltage controlled current source. The transition between the operation of the first and second amplifiers is thereby controlled by the values of the currents of these at least one current links and the at least one voltage controlled current sources.