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Reducing noise and/or power consumption in a switched capacitor amplifier sampling a reference voltage

US7358801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2005
Grant dateApr 15, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/294
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Equal common mode voltage is present at the input terminals of an operational amplifier with amplifies the residue signal in a stage of an ADC in two phases while reducing the noise introduced into the amplified signal. A reference capacitor is coupled between an input terminal of the operational amplifier and a reference voltage in a first phase, and between the input terminal and a the reference voltage but with opposite polarity in the second phase.

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