Patent ID: 6366229
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B82Y,H03M

Abstract:
A continuous-time modulator comprising:a modulator bridge having a bridge input terminal, an inverted bridge input terminal, a clock terminal and an inverted clock terminal; an input amplifier receiving an input signal and an inverted input signal for amplification thereof; a bridge amplifier coupled to receive amplified signals from the input amplifier, the bridge amplifier having outputs applied to the bridge; a feedback amplifier coupled to receive outputs from the bridge, the feedback amplifier having outputs applied to the bridge amplifier; a clock amplifier receiving a clock signal and an inverted clock signal for amplification, the bridge coupled to receive the outputs of the clock amplifier; an output terminal providing an output signal, the output terminal coupled to the bridge input terminal; and an inverted output terminal providing an inverted output signal, the inverted output terminal coupled to the inverted bridge input terminal.