AU2001237232A1 - Devices and methods for calibrating amplifier stages and for compensating for errors in amplifier stages of series-connected components - Google Patents

Devices and methods for calibrating amplifier stages and for compensating for errors in amplifier stages of series-connected components

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AU2001237232A1
AU2001237232A1 AU2001237232A AU3723201A AU2001237232A1 AU 2001237232 A1 AU2001237232 A1 AU 2001237232A1 AU 2001237232 A AU2001237232 A AU 2001237232A AU 3723201 A AU3723201 A AU 3723201A AU 2001237232 A1 AU2001237232 A1 AU 2001237232A1
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Bernhard Engl
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/10—Calibration or testing
    • H03M1/1009—Calibration
    • H03M1/1014—Calibration at one point of the transfer characteristic, i.e. by adjusting a single reference value, e.g. bias or gain error
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C27/00—Electric analogue stores, e.g. for storing instantaneous values
    • G11C27/02—Sample-and-hold arrangements
    • G11C27/024—Sample-and-hold arrangements using a capacitive memory element
    • G11C27/026—Sample-and-hold arrangements using a capacitive memory element associated with an amplifier
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45—Differential amplifiers
    • H03F3/45071—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
    • H03F3/45479—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection
    • H03F3/45632—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit
    • H03F3/45744—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction
    • H03F3/45748—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction by using a feedback circuit
    • H03F3/45753—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction by using a feedback circuit using switching means, e.g. sample and hold
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45—Differential amplifiers
    • H03F3/45071—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
    • H03F3/45479—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection
    • H03F3/45632—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit
    • H03F3/45744—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction
    • H03F3/45766—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction by using balancing means
    • H03F3/45771—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of common mode signal rejection in differential amplifiers with FET transistors as the active amplifying circuit by offset reduction by using balancing means using switching means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to amplifiers
    • H03F2200/331—Sigma delta modulation being used in an amplifying circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements covered by H03F3/00
    • H03F2203/45—Indexing scheme relating to differential amplifiers
    • H03F2203/45048—Calibrating and standardising a dif amp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/14—Conversion in steps with each step involving the same or a different conversion means and delivering more than one bit
    • H03M1/141—Conversion in steps with each step involving the same or a different conversion means and delivering more than one bit in which at least one step is of the folding type; Folding stages therefore
AU2001237232A 2000-02-04 2001-01-19 Devices and methods for calibrating amplifier stages and for compensating for errors in amplifier stages of series-connected components Abandoned AU2001237232A1 (en)

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