DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER (TIA) CIRCUIT AND METHODS

A digitally-controlled transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit is provided in which a plurality of feedback loops are digitally controlled, including, but not limited to, the DC offset cancellation loop, the variable gain control loop, and the TIA feedback impedance adjustment loop. The digitally-con...

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Main Authors Asmanis Georgios, Chaahoub Faouzi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.10.2017
Subjects
AMPLIFIERS
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
ELECTRICITY
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Summary:A digitally-controlled transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit is provided in which a plurality of feedback loops are digitally controlled, including, but not limited to, the DC offset cancellation loop, the variable gain control loop, and the TIA feedback impedance adjustment loop. The digitally-controlled TIA circuit includes digital loop-control circuitry that consumes less area on the TIA IC chip than the analog circuitry traditionally used to perform the feedback loop control in the analog domain. In addition, because digital logic continues to shrink as IC processes continue to evolve, the size of the IC chip packages will further decrease over time, leading to a smaller footprint in systems in which they are employed. The digital loop control circuitry is also capable of independently varying the gains of multiple gain stages of the variable gain control circuit to provide better control over the gain stages and better overall performance of the TIA circuit.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615087711