CN111697936A - Low-power-consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier - Google Patents
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本发明涉及一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,通过将跨导级与跨阻级分开,应用控制跨导级等效跨导的方式实现对增益的控制,并根据接入的跨导级级数不同,改变跨导放大器的跨导值gm,以及通过接入互补型跨导管,在达到相同的跨导值时,可降低一半的跨导级电流;不仅如此,方案中通过使用互补型输入跨导管,使得跨导级在得到相同跨导值时,可节省一半的功耗,并使输出跨阻级保持恒定的带宽与增益;实际应用中,当需要驱动大的负载时,输出端可同时从跨阻放大器与跨导放大器中抽取电流,驱动能力大;因此,本发明相对于传统数字可变增益放大器具有带宽恒定、直流工作点稳定,芯片面积小、驱动能力强等特点。
The invention relates to a low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier. By separating the transconductance stage from the transimpedance stage, the method of controlling the equivalent transconductance of the transconductance stage is used to realize the gain control, and the gain is controlled according to the connected transconductance stage. The number of conduction stages is different, changing the transconductance value gm of the transconductance amplifier, and by connecting the complementary transconductor, when reaching the same transconductance value, the current of the transconductance stage can be reduced by half; not only that, in the scheme by using Complementary input transconductor enables the transconductance stage to save half of the power consumption when obtaining the same transconductance value, and keeps the output transimpedance stage with constant bandwidth and gain; in practical applications, when it is necessary to drive a large load, The output terminal can draw current from the transimpedance amplifier and the transconductance amplifier at the same time, and the driving ability is large; therefore, compared with the traditional digital variable gain amplifier, the present invention has the characteristics of constant bandwidth, stable DC operating point, small chip area, and strong driving ability. .
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技术领域technical field
本发明涉及一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,属于可变增益放大器技术领域。The invention relates to a low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier, belonging to the technical field of variable gain amplifiers.
背景技术Background technique
在射频接收系统中,需要根据接收到的信号的大小来调整对信号的放大倍数,可变增益放大器是实现该功能的关键模块。根据系统的需要,可变增益放大器考虑增益控制范围、增益控制精度、带宽、线性度、功耗等问题。根据控制放大和实现的不同,可变增益放大器主要分为模拟可变增益放大器(VGA)和数字可变增益放大器(PGA),而由于数字可变增益放大器的增益控制实现方法简单,增益控制精度高,结构简单清晰等原因,逐渐成为主流。In the radio frequency receiving system, the amplification factor of the signal needs to be adjusted according to the size of the received signal, and the variable gain amplifier is the key module to realize this function. According to the needs of the system, the variable gain amplifier considers the gain control range, gain control accuracy, bandwidth, linearity, power consumption and other issues. According to the difference of control amplification and implementation, variable gain amplifiers are mainly divided into analog variable gain amplifiers (VGA) and digital variable gain amplifiers (PGA). High, simple and clear structure and other reasons, gradually become the mainstream.
数字可变增益放大器(PGA)较常用的实现方法是通过控制全差分放大器的反馈电阻实现增益的控制,然而反馈系数的改变会影响放大器的闭环增益与带宽,为保证电路在所有增益状态下的稳定,需要牺牲电路的直流增益或者功耗,牺牲直流增益使得电路对后级的驱动能力降低,而增加功耗将不利于低功耗设计的实现。The commonly used implementation method of digital variable gain amplifier (PGA) is to control the gain by controlling the feedback resistance of the fully differential amplifier. However, the change of the feedback coefficient will affect the closed-loop gain and bandwidth of the amplifier. To be stable, it is necessary to sacrifice the DC gain or power consumption of the circuit. Sacrificing the DC gain reduces the driving ability of the circuit to the subsequent stage, and increasing the power consumption will not be conducive to the realization of low-power design.
发明内容SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
本发明所要解决的技术问题是提供一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,采用全新架构方案,在实现同样等效增益的同时,可节约一半的跨导级电流,显著降低功耗,并有效保证输出跨阻放大器增益与带宽恒定。The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier, which adopts a new architecture scheme, can save half of the transconductance stage current while achieving the same equivalent gain, and significantly reduce power consumption, And effectively ensure that the output transimpedance amplifier gain and bandwidth are constant.
本发明为了解决上述技术问题采用以下技术方案:本发明设计了一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,包括跨导放大器和跨阻放大器,其中,跨导放大器包括至少一个跨导级,各个跨导级的结构彼此相同,各个跨导级彼此并联连接构成跨导放大器,跨导放大器用于将输入的电压信号转化成输出的电流信号,并通过控制各跨导级在电路实施应用中的接入,实现对所接入各跨导级等效跨导值与增益的控制;In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: the present invention designs a low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier, including a transconductance amplifier and a transimpedance amplifier, wherein the transconductance amplifier includes at least one transconductance stage, The structures of each transconductance stage are the same as each other, and each transconductance stage is connected in parallel to form a transconductance amplifier. The transconductance amplifier is used to convert the input voltage signal into an output current signal, and control each transconductance stage in the circuit implementation application. access to realize the control of the equivalent transconductance value and gain of each transconductance stage connected;
跨导放大电路的输出端对接跨阻放大器的输入端,跨阻放大器用于将跨导放大器所输出的电流信号进行放大、并转化为电压信号进行输出。The output end of the transconductance amplifying circuit is connected to the input end of the transimpedance amplifier, and the transimpedance amplifier is used to amplify the current signal output by the transconductance amplifier and convert it into a voltage signal for output.
作为本发明的一种优选技术方案:所述跨导放大器中的各个跨导级分别均包括第一PMOS管MP1、第二PMOS管MP2、第三PMOS管MP3、第一NMOS管MN1、第二NMOS管MN2、第三NMOS管MN3、第一开关Ctr1、第二开关Ctr2、第三开关Ctr3、第四开关Ctr4;As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, each transconductance stage in the transconductance amplifier includes a first PMOS transistor MP1, a second PMOS transistor MP2, a third PMOS transistor MP3, a first NMOS transistor MN1, a second PMOS transistor MP3, and a second PMOS transistor. NMOS transistor MN2, third NMOS transistor MN3, first switch Ctr1, second switch Ctr2, third switch Ctr3, fourth switch Ctr4;
各个跨导级的结构中:第一PMOS管MP1的栅极经第三开关Ctr3对接PMOS管偏置电压Vbp,第一PMOS管MP1的漏极分别与第二PMOS管MP2的源极、第三PMOS管MP3的源极相连接;第二PMOS管MP2的栅极与第二NMOS管MN2的栅极相连后、对接第一开关Ctr1的其中一端,第一开关Ctr1的另一端构成跨导级的正极输入端;第二PMOS管MP2的漏极与第二NMOS管MN2的漏极相连,且该相连位置构成跨导级的正极输出端;第三PMOS管MP3的栅极与第三NMOS管MN3的栅极相连后、对接第二开关Ctr2的其中一端,第二开关Ctr2的另一端构成跨导级的负极输入端;第三PMOS管MP3的漏极与第三NMOS管MN3的漏极相连,且该相连位置构成跨导级的负极输出端;第一NMOS管MN1的漏极分别与第二NMOS管MN2的源极、第三NMOS管MN3的源极相连接;第一NMOS管MN1的栅极经第四开关Ctr4对接NMOS管偏置电压Vbn;第一NMOS管MN1的源极接地;In the structure of each transconductance stage: the gate of the first PMOS transistor MP1 is connected to the PMOS transistor bias voltage Vbp via the third switch Ctr3, the drain of the first PMOS transistor MP1 is connected to the source of the second PMOS transistor MP2, the third The source of the PMOS transistor MP3 is connected; the gate of the second PMOS transistor MP2 is connected to the gate of the second NMOS transistor MN2, and then connected to one end of the first switch Ctr1, and the other end of the first switch Ctr1 constitutes the transconductance stage. Positive input terminal; the drain of the second PMOS transistor MP2 is connected to the drain of the second NMOS transistor MN2, and the connected position constitutes the positive output terminal of the transconductance stage; the gate of the third PMOS transistor MP3 is connected to the third NMOS transistor MN3 After the gate of the second switch Ctr2 is connected, one end of the second switch Ctr2 is connected, and the other end of the second switch Ctr2 constitutes the negative input terminal of the transconductance stage; the drain of the third PMOS transistor MP3 is connected to the drain of the third NMOS transistor MN3. And the connected position constitutes the negative output terminal of the transconductance stage; the drain of the first NMOS transistor MN1 is connected to the source of the second NMOS transistor MN2 and the source of the third NMOS transistor MN3 respectively; the gate of the first NMOS transistor MN1 The pole is connected to the bias voltage Vbn of the NMOS transistor through the fourth switch Ctr4; the source of the first NMOS transistor MN1 is grounded;
各个跨导级的正极输入端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的正极电压输入端Vin+;各个跨导级的负极输入端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的负极电压输入端Vin-;各个跨导级的正极输出端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的正极电流输出端;各个跨导级的负极输出端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的负极电流输出端;各个跨导级中第一PMOS管MP1的源极彼此相连,且该相连位置对接电源VDD;The positive input terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position constitutes the positive voltage input terminal Vin+ of the transconductance amplifier; the negative input terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position constitutes the negative voltage input terminal of the transconductance amplifier. Vin-; the positive output terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and this connection position constitutes the positive current output terminal of the transconductance amplifier; the negative output terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and this connection position constitutes the negative current output terminal of the transconductance amplifier an output end; the sources of the first PMOS transistors MP1 in each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position is connected to the power supply VDD;
跨导放大器的正极电压输入端Vin+、负极电压输入端Vin-分别接收所输入正极电压信号、负极电压信号,跨导放大器的正极电流输出端、负极电流输出端针对处理所获得的电流信号,分别实现正极电流信号的输出、负极电流信号的输出。The positive voltage input terminal Vin+ and the negative voltage input terminal Vin- of the transconductance amplifier receive the input positive voltage signal and negative voltage signal respectively. Realize the output of positive current signal and the output of negative current signal.
作为本发明的一种优选技术方案:所述跨阻放大器包括结构彼此相同的两个侧位结构,各侧位结构分部均包括第四PMOS管MP4、第五PMOS管MP5、第六PMOS管MP6、第四NMOS管MN4、第五NMOS管MN5、第六NMOS管MN6、第七NMOS管MN7、电阻R1;As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the transimpedance amplifier includes two lateral structures with the same structure, and each lateral structure subsection includes a fourth PMOS transistor MP4, a fifth PMOS transistor MP5, and a sixth PMOS transistor. MP6, the fourth NMOS transistor MN4, the fifth NMOS transistor MN5, the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, the seventh NMOS transistor MN7, and the resistor R1;
各侧位结构中:第四PMOS管MP4的栅极与漏极相连,且该相连位置与第六PMOS管MP6的栅极、第四NMOS管MN4的漏极相连接;第五PMOS管MP5的漏极分部连接第四NMOS管MN4的栅极、第五NMOS管MN5的漏极;第四NMOS管MN4的源极、第六NMOS管MN6的漏极、第五NMOS管MN5的栅极三者相连,且该相连位置构成侧位结构的输入端;第六NMOS管MN6的栅极对接NMOS偏置电压Vbn;第六PMOS管MP6的漏极、第七NMOS管MN7的漏极、第一电阻R1的其中一端三者相连,且该相连位置构成侧位结构的输出端;In each lateral structure: the gate of the fourth PMOS transistor MP4 is connected to the drain, and the connected position is connected to the gate of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6 and the drain of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4; The drain part is connected to the gate of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4 and the drain of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5; the source of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4, the drain of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, and the gate of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5; are connected, and the connected position constitutes the input end of the lateral structure; the gate of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6 is connected to the NMOS bias voltage Vbn; the drain of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6, the drain of the seventh NMOS transistor MN7, the first One end of the resistor R1 is connected to the three, and the connected position constitutes the output end of the lateral structure;
两侧位结构中的第四PMOS管MP4的源极、第五PMOS管MP5的源极、第六PMOS管MP6的源极共六者彼此相连,且该相连位置对接电源VDD;两侧位结构中第五PMOS管MP5的栅极彼此相连,且该相连位置对接PMOS偏置电压Vbp;两侧位结构中的第六NMOS管MN6的源极、第五NMOS管MN5的源极、第七NMOS管MN7的源极共六者彼此相连,且该相连位置接地;两侧位结构中电阻R1的另一端彼此相连,且该相连位置分别对接两侧位结构中第七NMOS管MN7的栅极;The source of the fourth PMOS transistor MP4, the source of the fifth PMOS transistor MP5, and the source of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6 in the two-side structure are connected to each other, and the connection position is connected to the power supply VDD; the two-side structure The gates of the fifth PMOS transistor MP5 are connected to each other, and the connected position is connected to the PMOS bias voltage Vbp; the source of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, the source of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5, and the seventh NMOS in the two-sided structure are A total of six sources of the tube MN7 are connected to each other, and the connection position is grounded; the other ends of the resistor R1 in the two-side structure are connected to each other, and the connected position is respectively connected to the gate of the seventh NMOS transistor MN7 in the two-side structure;
其中一侧位结构的输入端构成跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端,且该侧位结构的输出端构成跨阻放大器的负极电压输出端Vout-;另一侧位结构的输入端构成跨阻放大器的负极电流输入端,且该侧位结构的输出端构成跨阻放大器的正极电压输出端Vout+;The input terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the positive current input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier, and the output terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the negative voltage output terminal Vout- of the transimpedance amplifier; the input terminal of the other lateral structure constitutes the transimpedance amplifier. The negative current input terminal of , and the output terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the positive voltage output terminal Vout+ of the transimpedance amplifier;
跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端、负极电流输入端分别对接跨导放大器的正极电流输出端、负极电流输出端,跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端、负极电流输入端分别接收跨导放大器输出的正极电流信号、负极电流信号,跨阻放大器的正极电压输出端Vout+、负极电压输出端Vout-针对处理所获得的电压信号,分别实现正极电压信号的输出、负极电压信号的输出。The positive current input terminal and the negative current input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier are respectively connected to the positive current output terminal and the negative current output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier. The current signal, the negative current signal, the positive voltage output terminal Vout+ and the negative voltage output terminal Vout- of the transimpedance amplifier respectively realize the output of the positive voltage signal and the negative voltage signal for the voltage signal obtained by processing.
本发明所述一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,采用以上技术方案与现有技术相比,具有以下技术效果:The low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier of the present invention adopts the above technical solution and has the following technical effects compared with the prior art:
本发明所设计低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,通过将跨导级与跨阻级分开,应用控制跨导级等效跨导的方式实现对增益的控制,并根据接入的跨导级级数不同,改变跨导放大器的跨导值gm,以及通过接入互补型跨导管,在达到相同的跨导值时,可降低一半的跨导级电流;不仅如此,方案中通过使用互补型输入跨导管,使得跨导级在得到相同跨导值时,可节省一半的功耗,并使输出跨阻级保持恒定的带宽与增益;实际应用中,当需要驱动大的负载时,输出端可同时从跨阻放大器与跨导放大器中抽取电流,驱动能力大;因此,本发明相对于传统数字可变增益放大器具有带宽恒定、直流工作点稳定,芯片面积小、驱动能力强等特点。The low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier designed by the present invention realizes the gain control by separating the transconductance stage from the transimpedance stage, applying the method of controlling the equivalent transconductance of the transconductance stage, and according to the connected transconductance The number of stages is different, changing the transconductance value gm of the transconductance amplifier, and by connecting the complementary transconductor, when reaching the same transconductance value, the transconductance stage current can be reduced by half; not only that, by using complementary The transconductance stage can save half the power consumption when obtaining the same transconductance value, and the output transimpedance stage can maintain a constant bandwidth and gain; in practical applications, when a large load needs to be driven, the output The terminal can draw current from the transimpedance amplifier and the transconductance amplifier at the same time, and the driving ability is large; therefore, compared with the traditional digital variable gain amplifier, the present invention has the characteristics of constant bandwidth, stable DC operating point, small chip area, and strong driving ability.
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图1为本发明所设计低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器的电路图;1 is a circuit diagram of a low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier designed by the present invention;
图2为发明所设计中跨阻放大器的电路图。FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a transimpedance amplifier designed by the invention.
图3为本发明可变增益放大器接入不同级数跨导级时电路增益随输入频率变化曲线。FIG. 3 is a graph showing the variation of circuit gain with input frequency when the variable gain amplifier of the present invention is connected to different stages of transconductance stages.
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下面结合说明书附图对本发明的具体实施方式作进一步详细的说明。The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
本发明所设计一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,包括跨导放大器和跨阻放大器,实际应用当中,如图1所示,具体设计跨导放大器包括至少一个跨导级,各个跨导级的结构彼此相同,各个跨导级彼此并联连接构成跨导放大器,跨导放大器用于将输入的电压信号转化成输出的电流信号,并通过控制各跨导级在电路实施应用中的接入,实现对所接入各跨导级等效跨导值与增益的控制;跨导放大电路的输出端对接跨阻放大器的输入端,跨阻放大器用于将跨导放大器所输出的电流信号进行放大、并转化为电压信号进行输出;当改变所选择的跨导级接入电路时,可改变电路的增益值,实现电路增益数字可控的功能;并且互补型输入跨导管得到更大的电路等效跨导值,从而降低电路的功耗。A low-power complementary digital variable gain amplifier designed by the present invention includes a transconductance amplifier and a transimpedance amplifier. In practical applications, as shown in Figure 1, the specifically designed transconductance amplifier includes at least one transconductance stage, each The structures of the conductor stages are the same as each other, and each transconductance stage is connected in parallel with each other to form a transconductance amplifier. input to realize the control of the equivalent transconductance value and gain of each transconductance stage connected; the output end of the transconductance amplifier circuit is connected to the input end of the transimpedance amplifier, and the transimpedance amplifier is used to convert the current signal output by the transconductance amplifier Amplify and convert it into a voltage signal for output; when changing the selected transconductance stage to connect to the circuit, the gain value of the circuit can be changed to realize the function of digitally controllable circuit gain; and the complementary input transconductor can get a larger value. The equivalent transconductance value of the circuit, thereby reducing the power consumption of the circuit.
接下来针对跨导放大器和跨阻放大器进行具体设计,如图1所示,跨导放大器中的各个跨导级分别均包括第一PMOS管MP1、第二PMOS管MP2、第三PMOS管MP3、第一NMOS管MN1、第二NMOS管MN2、第三NMOS管MN3、第一开关Ctr1、第二开关Ctr2、第三开关Ctr3、第四开关Ctr4。Next, a specific design is made for the transconductance amplifier and the transimpedance amplifier. As shown in Figure 1, each transconductance stage in the transconductance amplifier includes a first PMOS transistor MP1, a second PMOS transistor MP2, a third PMOS transistor MP3, The first NMOS transistor MN1, the second NMOS transistor MN2, the third NMOS transistor MN3, the first switch Ctr1, the second switch Ctr2, the third switch Ctr3, and the fourth switch Ctr4.
各个跨导级的结构中:第一PMOS管MP1的栅极经第三开关Ctr3对接PMOS管偏置电压Vbp,第一PMOS管MP1的漏极分别与第二PMOS管MP2的源极、第三PMOS管MP3的源极相连接;第二PMOS管MP2的栅极与第二NMOS管MN2的栅极相连后、对接第一开关Ctr1的其中一端,第一开关Ctr1的另一端构成跨导级的正极输入端;第二PMOS管MP2的漏极与第二NMOS管MN2的漏极相连,且该相连位置构成跨导级的正极输出端;第三PMOS管MP3的栅极与第三NMOS管MN3的栅极相连后、对接第二开关Ctr2的其中一端,第二开关Ctr2的另一端构成跨导级的负极输入端;第三PMOS管MP3的漏极与第三NMOS管MN3的漏极相连,且该相连位置构成跨导级的负极输出端;第一NMOS管MN1的漏极分别与第二NMOS管MN2的源极、第三NMOS管MN3的源极相连接;第一NMOS管MN1的栅极经第四开关Ctr4对接NMOS管偏置电压Vbn;第一NMOS管MN1的源极接地。In the structure of each transconductance stage: the gate of the first PMOS transistor MP1 is connected to the PMOS transistor bias voltage Vbp via the third switch Ctr3, the drain of the first PMOS transistor MP1 is connected to the source of the second PMOS transistor MP2, the third The source of the PMOS transistor MP3 is connected; the gate of the second PMOS transistor MP2 is connected to the gate of the second NMOS transistor MN2, and then connected to one end of the first switch Ctr1, and the other end of the first switch Ctr1 constitutes the transconductance stage. Positive input terminal; the drain of the second PMOS transistor MP2 is connected to the drain of the second NMOS transistor MN2, and the connected position constitutes the positive output terminal of the transconductance stage; the gate of the third PMOS transistor MP3 is connected to the third NMOS transistor MN3 After the gate of the second switch Ctr2 is connected, one end of the second switch Ctr2 is connected, and the other end of the second switch Ctr2 constitutes the negative input terminal of the transconductance stage; the drain of the third PMOS transistor MP3 is connected to the drain of the third NMOS transistor MN3. And the connected position constitutes the negative output terminal of the transconductance stage; the drain of the first NMOS transistor MN1 is connected to the source of the second NMOS transistor MN2 and the source of the third NMOS transistor MN3 respectively; the gate of the first NMOS transistor MN1 The pole is connected to the bias voltage Vbn of the NMOS transistor through the fourth switch Ctr4; the source of the first NMOS transistor MN1 is grounded.
各个跨导级的正极输入端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的正极电压输入端Vin+;各个跨导级的负极输入端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的负极电压输入端Vin-;各个跨导级的正极输出端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的正极电流输出端;各个跨导级的负极输出端彼此相连,且该相连位置构成跨导放大器的负极电流输出端;各个跨导级中第一PMOS管MP1的源极彼此相连,且该相连位置对接电源VDD。The positive input terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position constitutes the positive voltage input terminal Vin+ of the transconductance amplifier; the negative input terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position constitutes the negative voltage input terminal of the transconductance amplifier. Vin-; the positive output terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and this connection position constitutes the positive current output terminal of the transconductance amplifier; the negative output terminals of each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and this connection position constitutes the negative current output terminal of the transconductance amplifier Output terminal; the sources of the first PMOS transistors MP1 in each transconductance stage are connected to each other, and the connection position is connected to the power supply VDD.
跨导放大器的正极电压输入端Vin+、负极电压输入端Vin-分别接收所输入正极电压信号、负极电压信号,跨导放大器的正极电流输出端、负极电流输出端针对处理所获得的电流信号,分别实现正极电流信号的输出、负极电流信号的输出。The positive voltage input terminal Vin+ and the negative voltage input terminal Vin- of the transconductance amplifier receive the input positive voltage signal and negative voltage signal respectively. Realize the output of positive current signal and the output of negative current signal.
另外,如图2所示,针对跨阻放大器设计包括结构彼此相同的两个侧位结构,各侧位结构分部均包括第四PMOS管MP4、第五PMOS管MP5、第六PMOS管MP6、第四NMOS管MN4、第五NMOS管MN5、第六NMOS管MN6、第七NMOS管MN7、电阻R1。In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 , the design of the transimpedance amplifier includes two lateral structures with the same structure, and each lateral structure segment includes a fourth PMOS transistor MP4, a fifth PMOS transistor MP5, a sixth PMOS transistor MP6, The fourth NMOS transistor MN4, the fifth NMOS transistor MN5, the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, the seventh NMOS transistor MN7, and the resistor R1.
各侧位结构中:第四PMOS管MP4的栅极与漏极相连,且该相连位置与第六PMOS管MP6的栅极、第四NMOS管MN4的漏极相连接;第五PMOS管MP5的漏极分部连接第四NMOS管MN4的栅极、第五NMOS管MN5的漏极;第四NMOS管MN4的源极、第六NMOS管MN6的漏极、第五NMOS管MN5的栅极三者相连,且该相连位置构成侧位结构的输入端;第六NMOS管MN6的栅极对接NMOS偏置电压Vbn;第六PMOS管MP6的漏极、第七NMOS管MN7的漏极、第一电阻R1的其中一端三者相连,且该相连位置构成侧位结构的输出端。In each lateral structure: the gate of the fourth PMOS transistor MP4 is connected to the drain, and the connected position is connected to the gate of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6 and the drain of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4; The drain part is connected to the gate of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4 and the drain of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5; the source of the fourth NMOS transistor MN4, the drain of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, and the gate of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5; are connected, and the connected position constitutes the input end of the lateral structure; the gate of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6 is connected to the NMOS bias voltage Vbn; the drain of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6, the drain of the seventh NMOS transistor MN7, the first One end of the resistor R1 is connected to the three, and the connected position constitutes the output end of the lateral structure.
两侧位结构中的第四PMOS管MP4的源极、第五PMOS管MP5的源极、第六PMOS管MP6的源极共六者彼此相连,且该相连位置对接电源VDD;两侧位结构中第五PMOS管MP5的栅极彼此相连,且该相连位置对接PMOS偏置电压Vbp;两侧位结构中的第六NMOS管MN6的源极、第五NMOS管MN5的源极、第七NMOS管MN7的源极共六者彼此相连,且该相连位置接地;两侧位结构中电阻R1的另一端彼此相连,且该相连位置分别对接两侧位结构中第七NMOS管MN7的栅极。The source of the fourth PMOS transistor MP4, the source of the fifth PMOS transistor MP5, and the source of the sixth PMOS transistor MP6 in the two-side structure are connected to each other, and the connection position is connected to the power supply VDD; the two-side structure The gates of the fifth PMOS transistor MP5 are connected to each other, and the connected position is connected to the PMOS bias voltage Vbp; the source of the sixth NMOS transistor MN6, the source of the fifth NMOS transistor MN5, and the seventh NMOS in the two-sided structure are The six sources of the transistor MN7 are connected to each other, and the connection position is grounded; the other ends of the resistor R1 in the double-side structure are connected to each other, and the connection positions are respectively connected to the gate of the seventh NMOS transistor MN7 in the double-side structure.
其中一侧位结构的输入端构成跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端,且该侧位结构的输出端构成跨阻放大器的负极电压输出端Vout-;另一侧位结构的输入端构成跨阻放大器的负极电流输入端,且该侧位结构的输出端构成跨阻放大器的正极电压输出端Vout+。The input terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the positive current input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier, and the output terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the negative voltage output terminal Vout- of the transimpedance amplifier; the input terminal of the other lateral structure constitutes the transimpedance amplifier. The negative current input terminal of , and the output terminal of the lateral structure constitutes the positive voltage output terminal Vout+ of the transimpedance amplifier.
跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端、负极电流输入端分别对接跨导放大器的正极电流输出端、负极电流输出端,跨阻放大器的正极电流输入端、负极电流输入端分别接收跨导放大器输出的正极电流信号、负极电流信号,跨阻放大器的正极电压输出端Vout+、负极电压输出端Vout-针对处理所获得的电压信号,分别实现正极电压信号的输出、负极电压信号的输出。The positive current input terminal and the negative current input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier are respectively connected to the positive current output terminal and the negative current output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier. The current signal, the negative current signal, the positive voltage output terminal Vout+ and the negative voltage output terminal Vout- of the transimpedance amplifier respectively realize the output of the positive voltage signal and the negative voltage signal for the voltage signal obtained by processing.
将本发明所设计低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,应用于实际当中,具体针对跨导放大器设计包括四个跨导级,即如图1所示包括第一跨导级、第二跨导级、第三跨导级、第四跨导级。将本发明方案应用于实际当中,当第一跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2接通,其余各跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2均断开时,即表示仅控制第一跨导级接入,其余第二跨导级、第三跨导级、第四跨导级均断开,其中可变增益放大器的增益为最小值,即图3中0dB增益曲线所示;当第一跨导级、第二跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2接通,其余各跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2均断开时,即表示控制第一跨导级接入、第二跨导级接入,其余第三跨导级、第四跨导级均断开,其中可变增益放大器的增益为最小值,如图3中2dB增益曲线所示;当第一跨导级、第二跨导级、第三跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2接通,第四跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2均断开时,即表示控制第一跨导级接入、第二跨导级接入、第三跨导级接入,第四跨导级断开,其中可变增益放大器的增益为最小值,如图3中4dB增益曲线所示;当第一跨导级、第二跨导级、第三跨导级、第四跨导级中的第一开关Ctrl1与第二开关Ctrl2均接通,即表示控制第一跨导级接入、第二跨导级接入、第三跨导级接入、第四跨导级接入,其中可变增益放大器的增益为最小值,如图3中6dB增益曲线所示。由此,可通过改变各个跨导级的跨导值与跨导级的级数来改变可控增益放大器的步长与增益控制范围。The low-power complementary digital variable gain amplifier designed in the present invention is applied in practice, and specifically, the design of the transconductance amplifier includes four transconductance stages, that is, as shown in FIG. Conduction stage, third transconductance stage, and fourth transconductance stage. When the solution of the present invention is applied in practice, when the first switch Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 in the first transconductance stage are turned on, and the first switch Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 in the other transconductance stages are both turned off, That is to say, only the first transconductance stage is controlled to be connected, and the remaining second, third, and fourth transconductance stages are all disconnected, and the gain of the variable gain amplifier is the minimum value, that is, 0dB in Figure 3 The gain curve is shown; when the first switch Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 in the first transconductance stage and the second transconductance stage are turned on, the first switch Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 in the other transconductance stages are both turned off , it means that the first transconductance stage is controlled to be connected, the second transconductance stage is connected, and the other third and fourth transconductance stages are all disconnected, and the gain of the variable gain amplifier is the minimum value, as shown in the figure As shown in the 2dB gain curve in 3; when the first switch Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 in the first transconductance stage, the second transconductance stage and the third transconductance stage are turned on, the first switch in the fourth transconductance stage When Ctrl1 and the second switch Ctrl2 are both disconnected, it means that the first transconductance stage is connected, the second transconductance stage is connected, the third transconductance stage is connected, and the fourth transconductance stage is disconnected, and the variable gain is controlled. The gain of the amplifier is the minimum value, as shown in the 4dB gain curve in Figure 3; when the first switch Ctrl1 in the first, second, third, and fourth transconductance stages and the second The switches Ctrl2 are all turned on, which means that the access of the first transconductance stage, the access of the second transconductance stage, the access of the third transconductance stage, and the access of the fourth transconductance stage are controlled, and the gain of the variable gain amplifier is the minimum. value, as shown in the 6dB gain curve in Figure 3. Therefore, the step size and gain control range of the controllable gain amplifier can be changed by changing the transconductance value of each transconductance stage and the number of stages of the transconductance stage.
基于上述低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器技术方案的实际应用,通过将跨导级与跨阻级分开,应用控制跨导级等效跨导的方式实现对增益的控制,并根据接入的跨导级级数不同,改变跨导放大器的跨导值gm,以及通过接入互补型跨导管,在达到相同的跨导值时,可降低一半的跨导级电流;不仅如此,方案中通过使用互补型输入跨导管,使得跨导级在得到相同跨导值时,可节省一半的功耗,并使输出跨阻级保持恒定的带宽与增益;实际应用中,当需要驱动大的负载时,输出端可同时从跨阻放大器与跨导放大器中抽取电流,驱动能力大;因此,本发明相对于传统数字可变增益放大器具有带宽恒定、直流工作点稳定,芯片面积小、驱动能力强等特点。Based on the practical application of the above-mentioned low-power complementary digital variable gain amplifier technical scheme, by separating the transconductance stage from the transimpedance stage, the control of the gain is realized by controlling the equivalent transconductance of the transconductance stage. The number of transconductance stages is different, changing the transconductance value gm of the transconductance amplifier, and by connecting the complementary transconductor, when reaching the same transconductance value, the transconductance stage current can be reduced by half; not only that, in the scheme By using complementary input transconductors, the transconductance stage can save half of the power consumption when obtaining the same transconductance value, and the output transimpedance stage can maintain a constant bandwidth and gain; in practical applications, when a large load needs to be driven When , the output terminal can draw current from the transimpedance amplifier and the transconductance amplifier at the same time, and the driving ability is large; therefore, compared with the traditional digital variable gain amplifier, the present invention has the advantages of constant bandwidth, stable DC operating point, small chip area and strong driving ability. Features.
实际应用中,本发明所设计低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,解决了传统数字可控放大器通过控制全差分放大器的反馈系数来控制电路增益,但反馈系数的改变会影响全差分放大器的带宽与直流增益,导致功耗增加的问题,提供一种低功耗互补型数字可变增益放大器,实现同样的等效增益时可节约了一半的跨导级电流,显著降低功耗,并保证输出跨阻放大器增益与带宽恒定。In practical application, the low power consumption complementary digital variable gain amplifier designed in the present invention solves the problem that the traditional digital controllable amplifier controls the circuit gain by controlling the feedback coefficient of the fully differential amplifier, but the change of the feedback coefficient will affect the performance of the fully differential amplifier. Bandwidth and DC gain lead to the problem of increased power consumption, providing a low-power complementary digital variable gain amplifier, which can save half of the transconductance stage current when achieving the same equivalent gain, significantly reduce power consumption, and ensure The output transimpedance amplifier has a constant gain and bandwidth.
上面结合附图对本发明的实施方式作了详细说明,但是本发明并不限于上述实施方式,在本领域普通技术人员所具备的知识范围内,还可以在不脱离本发明宗旨的前提下做出各种变化。The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can also be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the purpose of the present invention. Various changes.
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