Electronic circuit for communicating through capacitive coupling
US8340576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method to compensate for distortions of amplitude that afflict systems for communicating through capacitive coupling. A circuit includes a first transmitter stage, a first receiver stage, and a first coupling capacitor, coupled between the first transmitter stage and the first receiver stage. The first receiver stage includes a calibration amplifier of a variable-gain type coupled between the first coupling capacitor and an output of the electronic circuit. The electronic circuit includes a reference channel formed by: a transmission calibration stage; a reception calibration stage; and a reference capacitor coupled between the transmission calibration stage and the reception calibration stage. The reception calibration stage includes: a reception amplifier of a variable-gain type, having an input coupled to the reference capacitor, and a gain controller, having an input coupled to an output of the reception amplifier and an output coupled to control terminals of the reception and calibration amplifiers.
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