Window function processing module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10367478-B2
Application number	US-201715696195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2016
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

The present application provides a window function processing module including an integrating circuit, configured to receive an integrating input signal, the integrating circuit comprising an operational amplifier; an integrating capacitor, coupled to an output terminal and a first input terminal of the operational amplifier; and an adjustable impedance module, coupled between the first input terminal of the operational amplifier and an integrating input terminal of the integrating circuit, wherein the adjustable impedance module is controlled by at least one control signal to adjust an impedance value of the adjustable impedance module; and a control unit, coupled to the integrating circuit, configured to generate the at least one control signal according to a window function, to adjust the integration gain of the integrating circuit, such that the integrating output signal is related to an operation result of the integrating input signal and the window function.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A window function processing module, comprising:
an integrating circuit, configured to receive an integrating input signal to generate an integrating output signal, the integrating circuit comprises:
an operational amplifier;
an integrating capacitor, coupled to an output terminal and a first input terminal of the operational amplifier; and
an adjustable impedance module, coupled between the first input terminal of the operational amplifier and an integrating input terminal of the integrating circuit, wherein the adjustable impedance module is controlled by at least one control signal to adjust an impedance value of the adjustable impedance module, and the impedance value is related to an integration gain of the integrating circuit; and

a control unit, coupled to the integrating circuit, configured to generate the at least one control signal according to a window function, to adjust the integration gain of the integrating circuit, such that the integrating output signal is related to an operation result of the integrating input signal and the window function.

2. The window function processing module of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable impedance module comprises an adjustable resistance module, and the adjustable resistance module is configured to receive a plurality of first control signals to adjust a resistance of the adjustable resistance module.

3. The window function processing module of claim 2 , wherein the adjustable resistance module comprises a plurality of resistor-selecting units, wherein the resistor-selecting units are controlled by the plurality of first control signals, respectively, and each resistor-selecting unit comprises:
a resistor; and
a resistance-controlling switch coupled to the resistor.

4. The window function processing module of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of resistor-selecting units are connected to each other in parallel, and the resistor and the resistance-controlling switch of each resistor-selecting unit are connected to each other in series; or the plurality of resistor-selecting units are connected to each other in series, and the resistor and the resistance-controlling switch of each resistor-selecting unit are connected to each other in parallel.

5. The window function processing module of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable impedance module comprises a switched-capacitor module coupled between the first input terminal of the operational amplifier and the integrating input terminal of the integrating circuit, and the switched-capacitor module comprises:
an adjustable capacitance module, configured to receive a plurality of second control signals, to adjust a capacitance value between a first terminal and a second terminal of the adjustable capacitance module;
a first switch, coupled to the first terminal;
a second switch, coupled between the first terminal and a ground;
a third switch, coupled between the second terminal and the first input terminal of the operational amplifier; and
a fourth switch, coupled between the second terminal and the ground.

6. The window function processing module of claim 5 , wherein the adjustable capacitance module comprises a plurality of capacitor-selecting units, and the capacitor-selecting units are controlled by the plurality of second control signals, respectively, and each capacitor-selecting unit comprises:
a capacitor; and
a capacitance-controlling switch coupled to the capacitor.

7. The window function processing module of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of capacitor-selecting units are connected to each other in parallel, the capacitor and the capacitance-controlling switch of each capacitor-selecting unit are connected to each other in series; or wherein the plurality of capacitor-selecting units are connected to each other in series, the capacitor and the capacitance-controlling switch of each capacitor-selecting unit are connected to each other in parallel.

8. The window function processing module of claim 5 , wherein the switched-capacitor module further comprises:
at least a resistor unit, coupled between the first switch and the third switch.

9. The window function processing module of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mixing unit, coupled to the integrating circuit, configured to generate the integrating input signal.

10. The window function processing module of claim 1 , further comprising:
an analog-to-digital converter, coupled to the integrating circuit, configured to convert the integrating output signal as a digital signal.

11. The window function processing module of claim 1 , wherein the window function is a triangular window, a Hann window, a Hamming window, a Blackman window, a cosine window or a Gaussian window.

12. The window function processing module of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to output a plurality of control signals corresponding to a plurality of integrating subintervals in the plurality of integrating subintervals, such that at the plurality of integrating subintervals the integrating circuit comprises a plurality of integration gains corresponding to the plurality of integrating subintervals, and the plurality of integration gains corresponding to the plurality of integrating subintervals are related to the window function.

13. The window function processing module of claim 12 , wherein the control unit comprises:
a counter, configured to record an integrating time of the integrating circuit; and
a storage unit, configured to store the plurality of control signals corresponding to the plurality of integrating subintervals;
wherein when a counting value of the counter is between an integrating subinterval of the plurality of integrating subintervals, the control unit is configured to read the storage unit to output the control signal corresponding to the integrating subinterval, such that the integrating circuit comprise an integration gain corresponding to the integrating subinterval.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Goodix Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Fu-Chiang
• Wen Ya-Nan
• Liang Yingsi

Classifications

• H03F2200/264

  An operational amplifier based integrator or transistor based integrator being used in an amplifying circuit · CPC title

• G06F3/0416

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• H03D2200/0086

  Reduction or prevention of harmonic frequencies · CPC title

• H03H7/38

  Impedance-matching networks · CPC title

• H03F3/45475

  using IC blocks as the active amplifying circuit · CPC title