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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Manuel H. Innocent, Wezemaal, BE;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 25/59 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/803 (2025.01); H03M 1/1245 (2013.01); H03M 1/466 (2013.01); H04N 25/59 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01);
Abstract
A passive amplifier is provided that includes an input sampling switch, a sampling capacitance, and metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor devices. An input signal may be sampled onto the sampling capacitance by turning on the input sampling switch while the metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors are activated. After the sampling phase, the metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors are deactivated to provide a voltage gain. The voltage gain can be conditionally applied depending on the signal level of the sampled input.