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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2005
Applicants:

Jan Mulder, Houten, NL;

Marcel Lugthart, Utrecht, NL;

Chi-hung Lin, Houten, NL;

Inventors:

Jan Mulder, Houten, NL;

Marcel Lugthart, Utrecht, NL;

Chi-Hung Lin, Houten, NL;

Assignee:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided is a circuit to perform single-ended to differential conversion while providing common-mode voltage control. The circuit includes a converter to convert a single-ended signal to a differential signal and a stabilizing circuit adapted to receive the differential signal. The stabilizing circuit includes a sensor configured to sense a common-mode voltage level of the differential signal and a comparator having an output port coupled to the converter. The comparator is configured to compare the differential signal common-mode voltage level with a reference signal common-mode voltage level and produce an adjusting signal based upon the comparison. The adjusting signal is applied to the converter via the output port and is operative to adjust a subsequent common-mode voltage level of the differential signal.


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