Noise cancellation circuit and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020220544-A1
Application number	US-202016734489-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 6, 2020
Priority date	Jan 8, 2019
Publication date	Jul 9, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A noise cancellation circuit includes a first switch to a fourteenth switch, a first/second analog buffer, a first/second feedback capacitor, a first/second parallel capacitor, a first/second current conveyor, a first/second operation amplifier and a first/second series capacitor. In a first phase, the first switch and second switch are turned on and the remaining switches are not turned on. In a second phase, the third to fifth switches, the eighth to ninth switches and the twelfth to fourteenth switches are turned on and the remaining switches are not turned on. In a third phase, the first switch and the second switch are turned on and the remaining switches are not turned on. In a fourth phase, the third to fifth switches, the seventh switch, the tenth switch and the twelfth to fourteenth switches are turned on and the remaining switches are not turned on.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A noise cancellation circuit, comprising:
a first analog buffer, configured to receive a first input signal; a first switch, coupled to the first analog buffer; a first feedback capacitor, coupled between the first switch and a ground terminal; a first parallel capacitor, coupled between the first switch and a first noise voltage; a second analog buffer, configured to receive a second input signal; a second switch, coupled to the second analog buffer; a second feedback capacitor, coupled between the second switch and the ground terminal; a second parallel capacitor, coupled between the second switch and a second noise voltage; a third switch, coupled to the first switch, the first feedback capacitor and the first parallel capacitor respectively; a first current conveyor having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first pair of output terminals and a second pair of output terminals, wherein the first input terminal is coupled to the third switch and the second input terminal is coupled to a reference voltage; a fourth switch, coupled to the second switch, the second feedback capacitor and the second parallel capacitor respectively; a second current conveyor having a third input terminal, a fourth input terminal, a third pair of output terminals and a fourth pair of output terminals, wherein the third input terminal is coupled to the fourth switch and the fourth input terminal is coupled to the reference voltage; a fifth switch and a sixth switch, coupled to the first pair of output terminals; a seventh switch and an eighth switch, coupled to the second pair of output terminals; a ninth switch and a tenth switch, coupled to the third pair of output terminals; an eleventh switch and a twelfth switch, coupled to the fourth pair of output terminals; a first operation amplifier, wherein an input terminal of the first operation amplifier is coupled to the fifth switch, the sixth switch, the eleventh switch and the twelfth switch respectively, another input terminal of the first operation amplifier is coupled to the reference voltage, and an output terminal of the first operation amplifier outputs a first output signal; a first series capacitor, coupled between the output terminal and the input terminal of the first operation amplifier; a thirteen switch, coupled among the input terminal of the first operation amplifier, the eleventh switch and the twelfth switch; a second operation amplifier, wherein an input terminal of the second operation amplifier is coupled to the seventh switch, the eighth switch, the ninth switch and the tenth switch respectively, another input terminal of the second operation amplifier is coupled to the reference voltage, and an output terminal of the second operation amplifier outputs a second output signal; a second series capacitor, coupled between the output terminal and the input terminal of the second operation amplifier; and a fourteen switch, coupled among the input terminal of the second operation amplifier, the seventh switch and the eighth switch.

2 . The noise cancellation circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the noise cancellation circuit is operated in a first phase, the first switch and the second switch are turned on and the third switch to the fourteen switch are turned off; the first input signal and the second input signal both have a first voltage; the first feedback capacitor, the first parallel capacitor, the second feedback capacitor and the second parallel capacitor are all charged to the first voltage, and the first voltage is higher than the reference voltage.

3 . The noise cancellation circuit of claim 2 , wherein when the noise cancellation circuit is operated in a second phase, the third switch to the fifth switch, the eighth switch to the ninth switch and the twelfth switch to the fourteenth switch are turned on and the first switch to the second switch, the sixth switch to the seventh switch and the tenth switch to the eleventh switch are turned off; the first output signal and the second output signal are both differential signals.

4 . The noise cancellation circuit of claim 3 , wherein when the noise cancellation circuit is operated in a third phase, the first switch and the second switch are turned on and the third switch to the fourteen switch are turned off; the first input signal has the first voltage and the second input signal has a second voltage; the first feedback capacitor and the first parallel capacitor are charged to the first voltage and the second feedback capacitor and the second parallel capacitor are charged to the second voltage; the second voltage is lower than the reference voltage and the reference voltage is an average value of the first voltage and the second voltage.

5 . The noise cancellation circuit of claim 4 , wherein when the noise cancellation circuit is operated in a fourth phase, the third switch to the fifth switch, the seventh switch, the tenth switch and the twelfth switch to the fourteenth switch are turned on and the first switch to the second switch, the sixth switch, the eighth switch to the ninth switch and the eleventh switch are turned off; the first output signal and the second output signal are both single-ended signals.

6 . The noise cancellation circuit of claim 1 , wherein the noise cancellation circuit is applied to cancel noise of capacitive touch sensing to increase accuracy of capacitive touch sensing.

7 . A noise cancellation circuit operating method, used to operate a noise cancellation circuit, the noise cancellation circuit comprising a first switch to a fourteen switch, a first analog buffer, a first feedback capacitor, a first parallel capacitor, a second analog buffer, a second switch, a second feedback capacitor, a second parallel capacitor, a first current conveyor, a second current conveyor, a first operation amplifier, a first series capacitor, a second operation amplifier and a second series capacitor; the first analog buffer receiving a first input signal and the second analog buffer receiving a second input signal; the first switch being coupled to the first analog buffer and the second switch being coupled to the second analog buffer; the first feedback capacitor being coupled between the first switch and a ground terminal and the second feedback capacitor being coupled between the second switch and the ground terminal; the first parallel capacitor being coupled between the first switch and a first noise voltage and the second parallel capacitor being coupled between the second switch and a second noise voltage; the third switch being coupled to the first switch, the first feedback capacitor and the first parallel capacitor respectively and the fourth switch being coupled to the second switch, the second feedback capacitor and the second parallel capacitor respectively; the first current conveyor having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first pair of output terminals and a second pair of output terminals; the first input terminal being coupled to the third switch and the second input terminal being coupled to a reference voltage; the second current conveyor having a third input terminal, a fourth input terminal, a third pair of output terminals and a fourth pair of output terminals; the third input terminal being coupled to the fourth switch and the fourth input terminal being coupled to the reference voltage; the fifth switch and the sixth switch being coupled to the first pair of output terminals; the seventh switch and the eighth switch being coupled to the second pair of output terminals; the ninth switch and the tenth switch being coupled to the third pair of output terminals; the eleventh switch and the twelfth switch being coupled to the fourth pair of output terminals; an input t

Assignees

• Raydium Semiconductor Corp

Inventors

• Chen Chih-Hsiung

Classifications

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/0418 Primary

  for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment · CPC title

• G06F3/04182

  Filtering of noise external to the device and not generated by digitiser components · CPC title

• H03K2217/960705

  Safety of capacitive touch and proximity switches, e.g. increasing reliability, fail-safe · CPC title

• H03K2217/960735

  characterised by circuit details · CPC title