EP1407416A2 - Multiplier circuit - Google Patents
Multiplier circuitInfo
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- the present invention relates to a multiplier circuit.
- Analog multiplier circuits are used, for example, in mass products of mobile radio, such as cell phones.
- An analog circuit is usually provided in both the send and receive direction, which includes all the necessary circuit components for coupling the digital signal processing to a radio interface.
- a carrier signal is modulated in the transmission direction and a received high-frequency signal is combined with a local signal in the reception direction and translated into a low-frequency signal.
- Analog multiplier circuits are used in a so-called mixer mode for frequency conversion both in the transmit and in the receive direction. Further application examples for analog multiplier circuits include the splitting of the signals into a complex-valued signal with an in-phase and a quadrature component, which is common in modern mobile radio transmitters and receivers. For this purpose, superimposition or carrier signals that can be supplied to the multipliers are required, with a signal pair that has an exact phase shift of 90 ° to one another. Multiplier circuits, in particular those with similar signal inputs, such as passive ring mixers, allow particularly precise monitoring of the phase offset of 90 °.
- ISBN 0-471-57495-3 shows a Gilbert multiplier cell constructed in bipolar circuit technology in FIG. 10.9. ben.
- This Gilbert-type multiplier is an active multiplier, but has the disadvantage that the two signal inputs for supplying the signals to be multiplied are not electrically equivalent.
- Such signal inputs which are not electrically equivalent, are shown, for example, in document DE 236 50 59, compare, for example, the interconnection of signal sources VI, V2 with the differential amplifiers in FIG. 1. Both signal sources are coupled to the base connections of the differential amplifiers via respective transistors. However, the transistors assigned to source V2 are directly connected to supply potential, while the transistors assigned to source VI are connected to ground via resistors and a current source. Accordingly, a push-pull modulator with signal inputs that are not electrically equivalent is shown.
- Analog multiplier circuits in the application areas described are subject to demands for ever fewer
- the object of the present invention is to provide a multiplier circuit which can be used with high accuracy for monitoring the 90 ° phase difference of high-frequency signals.
- a multiplier circuit comprising
- a multiplier core with two cross-coupled transistor pairs, a first signal source to which a first signal to be multiplied can be fed, with an output which is connected to control inputs of the multiplier core and with a first source impedance, and
- a second signal source to which a second signal to be multiplied can be fed, with an output which is connected to control inputs of the multiplier core and with a second source impedance which is equal to the first source impedance.
- a broadband analog multiplier with two electrically equivalent inputs is provided.
- the specified four-quadrant multiplier circuit has two inputs for supplying a signal to be multiplied each, which have the same electrical properties due to the same source impedances of the signal sources.
- control inputs of the multiplier core are preferably those
- the present multiplier circuit Due to the equivalence of the two signal inputs of the present multiplier circuit on which the present principle is based, this can be used in particular for precise analog multiplier functions and for broadband phase / frequency modulator and demodulator circuits.
- the present multiplier circuit enables exact monitoring of the 90 ° phase shift of local oscillator signals in mobile radio transceivers.
- the present multiplier circuit can be constructed with a small number of transistor levels, it can be used for operating voltages ⁇ 2.5 V.
- the voltage / current control used in conventional Gilbert multiplier circuits is replaced by the control of both input gates with superimposed voltage sources.
- the control for each signal source takes place here with one current source each, both sources having the same source impedance and thus being electrically equivalent.
- the superimposition of the signal sources at the control inputs of the multiplier core as the summation of two currents at a source impedance is equivalent to the summation of two voltage sources with an effective source impedance.
- the multiplier core is controlled with the two cross-coupled transistor pairs, which are advantageously connected as differential amplifiers which are cross-coupled, for a first input signal via the common-mode input signal of the respective transistor pair and for a second input signal via the respective differential modulation of the two pairs of transistors.
- the common-mode control of the transistor pairs does not take place, as in the Gilbert cell, via the common emitter node and its common-mode control, but the control with both input signals acts on the control inputs of the transistors, so that the same source impedances and thus the same electrical properties of the two inputs can be achieved are.
- the present multiplier circuit thus combines the advantages of an active Gilbert multiplier cell, namely the monolithic integrability, with the advantages of the passive ring mixer circuit, namely the high electrical symmetry of the two inputs.
- the multiplier core comprises a first and a second transistor pair, which are interconnected in a cross coupling, the transistor pairs each comprising a first and a second transistor each having a control input. Furthermore, the signal sources control the multiplier core at the control inputs of the transistors in such a way that a reversal between the first and second transistor pairs with the first signal to be multiplied and a reversal between the first and second transistor in both transistor pairs with the second signal to be multiplied is effected.
- reversal with the second signal to be multiplied also takes place differentially via the control inputs of the transistors
- reversal with the common mode level of the transistor pairs between the first and second transistor pair is also achieved by controlling the control inputs of the transistors
- this control is achieved via voltage-current conversion and the feed currents of the differential amplifiers.
- the first signal source is coupled to the multiplier core for signal supply in such a way that the control inputs of the first and second transistors of the first transistor pair do not change the first signal to be multiplied and the control inputs of the first and second transistors of the second transistor pair do so first signal to be multiplied is fed inverted, and that the control inputs of the first transistors of the first and second transistor pair the second signal to be multiplied unchanged and the control inputs of the second transistors of the first and second transistor pair the second signal to be multiplied is fed inverted.
- the transistor pairs of the multiplier core designed as differential amplifiers can be controlled differentially in a simple manner with the described wiring of their control inputs by means of the signals which are usually to be multiplied anyway as symmetrical signals, the input signals supplied by the first and second signal sources being superimposed according to the present principle.
- control connections of the transistors of the transistor pairs of the multiplier core are their base or gate connections.
- each emitter or source connections of the first and second transistors are connected to one another to form a pair of transistors.
- emitter or source connections of two transistors are coupled to one another and to a supply or reference potential connection via a current source.
- this coupling is preferably carried out via a constant current source.
- this coupling takes place either directly or via negative feedback resistors, depending on the desired linearity properties and the application of electrical multiplication.
- the first and the second signal source each comprise a differential amplifier with two inputs each for supplying the signals to be multiplied and four outputs for connection to the control inputs of the transistors.
- the two inputs of the differential amplifiers each form a symmetrical signal input for supplying the signal to be multiplied as a differential signal.
- the outputs of the differential amplifiers are designed to provide the superimposition signals required for controlling the multiplier core, each with four outputs, that is to say with two symmetrical pairs of output terminals, each with two inverting and two non-inverting connections.
- the differential amplifier of the first signal source is coupled to a supply potential connection and the differential amplifier of the second signal source is coupled to a reference potential connection.
- these can either both be coupled to a reference potential connection, for example ground, or both connected to a supply potential connection, or as described and preferably provided as a mixer in the case of high-frequency use of the multiplier, one of the differential amplifiers for providing the first and second signal sources with supply or be coupled to the reference potential connection.
- the outputs for example the collector connections of the signal source differential amplifiers, are connected to the control inputs of the multiplier core.
- the division into equal signal currents for the first signal source and into equal signal currents for the second signal source can preferably be achieved with transistors of the same area or additionally with negative feedback resistances between the emitter connections of the paired transistors of the signal source differential amplifier and a connected current source.
- the first and second signal sources are designed as voltage / current converters.
- Signals to be multiplied are usually present as voltage signals, while the actual multiplier core can advantageously be controlled via current signals.
- the described design of the signal sources as voltage / current converters is therefore advantageous.
- FIG. 1 shows the principle of the present multiplier circuit using a simplified equivalent circuit diagram using an example, the first and second signal sources being shown as current sources,
- FIG. 2b shows a development of the principle of FIG. 2a, each with two superimposed current or voltage sources
- FIG. 3 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the multiplier circuit on the basis of a development from FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 shows a first exemplary implementation of a signal source for use in a multiplier circuit according to FIG. 3,
- FIG. 5 shows a second exemplary implementation of a signal source for use in a multiplier circuit according to FIG. 3,
- FIG. 6 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the multiplier circuit on the basis of a development of the circuit according to FIG. 1,
- FIG. 7 shows a development of the multiplier circuit according to FIG. 1, applied to a high-frequency mixer, and
- FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram to explain the principle of
- the multiplier core of the present multiplier circuit which is provided with the reference symbol 1, comprises two bipolar transistor pairs connected as differential amplifiers, a first transistor pair comprising a first transistor 2 and a second transistor 3, and a second transistor pair comprising a first transistor 4 and a second transistor 5.
- a first and a second signal to be multiplied are sent to the control connections of the transistor ren 2 to 5 coupled.
- the common emitter nodes of the transistor pairs 2, 3; 4, 5 are each connected to a reference potential connection 8 via a current source 6, 7.
- a negative feedback resistor 9 is provided, which connects the two emitter nodes of the transistor pairs 2, 3; 4, 5 connects together. In alternative embodiments, this negative feedback resistor 9 can be omitted.
- First and second signal sources for controlling the multiplier core 1 via the control inputs of transistors 2 to 5 with the first and second signals to be multiplied are shown in the simplified circuit diagram according to FIG. 1 as current sources 10, 11, 13, 14 with parallel impedance 12.
- a controlled current source 10 is connected to the control input, that is to say the base connection of the first transistor 2 of the first transistor pair 2, 3, which represents the first signal to be multiplied, against the reference potential connection 8.
- a further current source 11 is connected in parallel to the current source 10 and represents the second signal to be multiplied.
- a resistor is provided as the source impedance 12, which is connected in parallel with the current sources 10, 11.
- a parallel connection of two current sources and the source impedance 12 is also connected to each further control input of the transistors 3, 4, 5 of the multiplier core.
- the source impedance 12 is the same according to the principle of the present invention for providing symmetrical input gates for all control inputs of the transistors of the multiplier core 1.
- the current sources connected to the control input of the second transistor 3 of the first pair of transistors 2, 3 represent, on the one hand, the first signal to be multiplied and, on the other hand, the inverted, second signal to be multiplied and are therefore designated by reference numerals 10 and 13.
- the control connection of the first transistor 4 of the second pair of transistors 4, 5 is connected to the source impedance 12 and a current source 14 connected in parallel thereto and a current source 13 also connected in parallel to reference potential 8.
- current source 14 represents the inverted signal derived from the first signal to be multiplied
- current source 13 provides the inverted second signal to be multiplied by the multiplier.
- current sources 14, 11 and source impedance 12 are connected in a parallel connection to the control input of the second transistor 5 of the second transistor pair 4, 5, the current sources 14, 13 inverting the signal derived from the first signal to be multiplied and the signal to be multiplied from the second Provide signal derived signal not inverted.
- the first signal source of the present multiplier accordingly comprises the current sources 10, 14, while the second signal source comprises the current sources 11, 13.
- the multiplier Due to the good symmetry properties of the first and second input of the multiplier according to FIG. 1, it can preferably be used for monitoring the exact phase difference of 90 ° in the case of local oscillator signals and as a high-frequency mixer.
- FIG. 2 shows the known conversion of a current source with parallel impedance into an equivalent voltage source with series impedance.
- a current source 15 with a short-circuit current I j ⁇ and source impedance 16 connected in parallel is electrically equivalent to a voltage source 17 with an open circuit voltage UL and a series impedance 16.
- the representations of the signal sources 10 to 14 according to FIG. 1, which for better clarity and easier understanding as current sources 2 can accordingly be converted in a simple manner according to FIG. 2 into voltage sources which have equivalent electrical properties.
- Ohm's law can be used to convert between short-circuit current, open circuit voltage and source impedance.
- Figure 2b shows a development of the principle of Figure 2a applied to two superimposed current or voltage sources. There is a parallel connection from two current sources 15 with one also connected in parallel
- Source impedance 16 is electrically equivalent to a series connection of two voltage sources 17 with a series impedance 16.
- the parallel-connected, superimposed current sources 10, 11, 13, 14 in the context of the invention can therefore be connected in series by two superimposed and respectively controlled voltage sources with series impedance can be replaced.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of a multiplier circuit according to the invention in a further development of the circuit according to FIG. 1.
- the multiplier core 1 with the transistor pairs 2, 3; 4, 5 corresponds in structure and mode of operation to that of FIG. 1 and will therefore not be described again here.
- a current source 18 is provided, which is connected to the emitter node of the differential amplifiers 2, 3; 4, 5 and is coupled to a reference potential terminal 8.
- resistor 20 To feed the current sources 10, 11, 13, 14, which, as described for FIG. 1, provide first and second signal sources for supplying the first and second signals to be multiplied, there is a respective resistor 20 between the control input of transistors 2, 3, 4, 5 and a supply potential connection 21 connected. In order to ensure the equality of the source impedances provided according to the present principle, all resistors 20 have the same resistance value.
- a symmetrical output of the multiplier circuit is connected to the cross-coupled collector outputs of the transistor pairs 2, 3; 4, 5 formed and identified by reference numeral 22.
- This multiplier output 22 is connected via a further resistor 23 to supply potential connection 21.
- the functioning of the circuit according to FIG. 3 corresponds to that of FIG. 1 and should therefore not be repeated again.
- FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 each show exemplary implementation options for the current sources 10, 11, 13, 14, that is to say for the formation of the first and second signal sources.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the first signal source 10, 14, which, however, can also be used analogously as a second signal source 11, 13.
- FIG. 4 shows a differential amplifier, each with double transistors 24, 25; 26, 27, which are connected in parallel on the input side.
- the first signal to be multiplied can be applied to the base connections of the transistors 24, 25, 26, 27 as a symmetrical signal.
- the emitter connections of the bipolar transistors 24 to 27 are connected to form a differential amplifier via an emitter resistor 28 each to a common emitter node which can be connected to a reference potential connection 8 via a current source 29.
- the collector connections form current outputs of the transistors, the collector connection of the transistor 24 providing the current source output Isl, the collector connection of the transistor 25 providing the electrically equivalent current output Isl 1 and complementary, i.e. inverted current outputs Isl ⁇ and equivalent Isl ⁇ 'from the collector connections of the npn bipolar type - Transistors 26, 27 are provided. Since the emitter resistors 28 all have the same resistance value and this source impedance can be used for both the first and the second signal source, both of which can be implemented with a circuit according to FIG. 4, the symmetrical properties of the input gates on which the present principle is based are Circuit achievable.
- the emitter resistors 28 according to FIG. 4 favor the exact halving of the current to the current outputs Isl, Isl '.
- FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment for the first and second signal sources, which as an exemplary alternative to the formation of the signal sources 10, 11, 13, 14 according to FIG. 3 a signal source according to FIG. 4 can be used.
- a signal source according to FIG. 4 can be used to form a differential amplifier, as in FIG. 4, two npn bipolar transistors 24, 25, 26, 27 are coupled to one another on the emitter side and are coupled to a reference or supply potential connection via a current source 29.
- a first or second signal to be multiplied, in each case as a symmetrical signal, can be fed to the base side of the transistors 24 to 27.
- the emitter resistors 28 can be omitted in the embodiment of the signal source differential amplifier according to FIG.
- the integrated transistors 24 to 27 have the same emitter areas A.
- FIG. 6 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a multiplier circuit in an alternative embodiment according to FIG. 3.
- the circuit according to FIG. 6 largely corresponds in structure and function to the circuit according to FIG. 3. The only differences are in the missing emitter resistors 19 and in the replacement of the current source resistors 20 by transistor diodes 33. Accordingly, transistors 33 connected as diodes are connected between supply potential terminal 21 and control inputs of multiplier core transistors 2 to 5 or current source outputs 10, 11, 13, 14 , The diodes 33 form a log-arithmic load for linearizing the tanh characteristic, when there are no emitter resistances at the emitter nodes of the transistor pairs 2, 3; 4, 5 are provided.
- FIG. 7 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a multiplier circuit based on the present principle, which is developed as a high-frequency mixer circuit based on the multiplier circuit according to FIG.
- the multiplier core 1 of the circuit according to FIG. 7 corresponds in structure and function to what has been explained so far and is therefore not discussed again at this point.
- the special feature of the multiplier circuit according to FIG. 7 lies in the division of the differential amplifiers 34, 35 forming the first and second signal sources; 24 to 27 on the one hand on the supply potential side and on the other hand on the reference potential side.
- the first signal source 34, 35 with the associated collector resistors 32 corresponds to an emitter follower circuit.
- the construction and mode of operation of the second signal source 24 to 27 with the emitter resistors 28 corresponds to that of the signal source according to FIG. 5 causes.
- the input terminals 37, 38 are coupled to the base connections of the transistors 34, 35, the collector connections of which are connected to one another and to the supply potential connection 21.
- Supply potential connection 21 is connected to reference potential 8 via a voltage source 36.
- the emitter connection of the transistor 34 is connected via a resistor 32 to the control inputs of the transistors of the first transistor pair 2, 3; and the emitter connection of the transistor 35 is connected via a similar resistor 32 to the two control inputs of the second differential amplifier 4, 5 of the multiplier core 1.
- transistors 24 to 27 on the collector side are connected to the transistor pairs 2, 5 and 3, 4 according to the present principle.
- the transistors 24 to 27 of the second signal source are each connected to a common emitter node via an emitter resistor 28 and furthermore connected to reference potential terminal 8 via a current source 29, while a second signal input 39, 40, to which a second signal to be multiplied can be fed, is connected to one Base connection of the transistors 24 to 27 is coupled.
- the multiplier is designed as a reception demodulator, to which a high-frequency signal RF which is coupled in from an antenna can be fed to its first input terminal pair 37, 38 and to which a differential local oscillator signal LO can be fed as a beat signal to its second input terminal pair 39, 40.
- a downmixed or demodulated useful signal can be derived at the output 22 of the multiplier core 1.
- the multiplier described forms a highly linear, precise analog mixer which can be used in broadband phase / frequency demodulator circuits.
- the high-frequency signal which can be supplied at the input 37, 38 according to FIG. 7, is supplied by a logarithmic load, for example a diode load, then the negative feedback resistor 9 in the emitter branches can be omitted.
- the multiplier circuit according to FIG. 7 can be operated with supply voltages ⁇ 3 V with a current requirement ⁇ 3 mA.
- the transistors 34, 35 operate as voltage followers and generate low-voltage control nodes at their emitter points.
- the necessary quiescent current of the voltage follower transistors 34, 35 is obtained from the currents of the common mode current paths of the voltage / current converter differential amplifier of the second signal source, which are added up to form the constant current.
- NF noise figure
- the multiplier circuit according to FIG. 7 provides a gain of 6 dB.
- the 2nd and 3rd order input intercept points (IIP) are +65 dBm and 20 dBm or greater.
- FIG. 8 finally shows an alternative to the control with the transistors 34, 35 according to FIG. 7, the voltage control of which is replaced by a current control according to FIG. 8.
- the transistors 34, 35 of the first signal source from FIG. 7, which are connected as emitter followers, are replaced by a negative feedback differential amplifier.
- This differential amplifier has two bipolar transistors 30, 31, the collector connections of which are each connected to the supply potential connection 21 via a high-frequency resistor 41.
- the collector connections are each connected to the four control inputs of the multiplier core 1 via a resistor 32, as shown in FIG.
- a high-frequency signal can be fed to the base connections of the transistors 30, 31 via the balanced input 37, 38.
- the emitter connections of the transistors 30, 31 are connected to one another via a negative feedback resistor 42 and to the reference potential connection 8 via a respective current source 43.
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