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Manchester United striker Michael Owen's season is over as a result of the hamstring injury he suffered during the Carling Cup final last Sunday.
The 30-year-old needs surgery to repair the damage and will not feature again this campaign, ending any slim hope he had of breaking into Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
Though Owen was not a regular on Alex Ferguson's team, he managed to chip in with nine goals in 31 appearances, including a clinical finish to level the Cup final last weekend.
"It's a bad blow - he's out for the season," said Ferguson at a press conference.
"Unfortunately it's more serious than we thought. He will be operated on Monday morning.
"It's a terrible blow for the lad and is disappointing news for us too. He has never missed a training session all season."
Many complaints have been made about the playing surface at Wembley, with Aston Villa midfielder James Milner saying the surface was not one that did English national team justice.
"I think the heavy pitch at Wembley on Sunday made some contribution to it but really it is just bad luck," added Ferguson.
Owen signed a two-year deal with United last July and has vowed to be in top shape for next season.
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I like this installment in the Papa Louie series, but it's not my favorite at all. I think it is the weakest one so far, I found myself getting bored pretty quick.
But this game is still a very well put together game, and I have to give it to you on that.
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If you're going to make another papa's installment I think noodles would be a good idea :]
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Adobe Issues Security Advisory for Flash PlayerApr 13, 2011
A security advisory warning has been issued by Adobe for a critical vulnerablity in its Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and more.more »
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"In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and in people's attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. I'm encouraged to see the GNOME community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of users and questioning the status quo," says Matt Zimmerman, Canonical CTO.more »
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Mozilla announces two developments that bring its Do Not Track privacy feature in Firefox closer to being respected by industry.more »
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Upstart Improved Documentation and New Features for Ubuntu Natty ReleaseMar 25, 2011
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Unwind with premium bedding in the guest rooms at this Shenzhen spa hotel which also offers 24-hour room service and is near a metro station in the area of Luohu. Shenzhen Kaili Hotel also has free Wi-Fi.
Enjoy brunch, lunch and dinner at this 3-star Shenzhen hotel's restaurant where you're sure to find something to suit all tastes. Gold coast club is the place to be for rest and relaxation, offering aromatherapy, body scrubs, hydrotherapy, Turkish bath/hammam, as well as body treatments, massages and facials. There is also a bar/lounge where guests can enjoy drinks after a long day. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide tour/ticket assistance, express check-in and express check-out. Child-friendly amenities at this hotel include babysitting and supervised childcare/activities.
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Variable attenuation systems having continuous input steering may be used to implement vector or quadrature modulators and vector multipliers. Discrete implementations of attenuators with continuous input steering may have two outputs which may be cross-connected to provide four-quadrant operation. A symmetrically driven center tap may provide improved zero-point accuracy.
1. A circuit comprising:
a combiner having first and second inputs;
a first attenuator having multiple inputs and an output coupled to first input of the combiner;
a second attenuator having multiple inputs and an output coupled to the second input of the combiner;
a first steering core coupled to the first attenuator to continuously steer a first input signal to the multiple inputs of the first attenuator in response to a first control signal; and
a second steering core coupled to the second attenuator to continuously steer a second input signal to the multiple inputs of the second attenuator in response to a second control signal.
2. The circuit of
3. The circuit of
a first interpolator coupled to the first steering core to control the first steering core in response to the first control signal; and
a second interpolator coupled to the second steering core to control the second steering core in response to the second control signal.
4. The circuit of
5. The circuit of
6. The circuit of
7. The circuit of
8. The circuit of
9. The circuit of
10. A variable attenuation system comprising:
a first attenuator having multiple inputs and two outputs;
a second attenuator having multiple inputs and two outputs;
a first steering core to continuously steer a first input signal to the multiple inputs of the first attenuator in response to a control signal; and
a second steering core to continuously steer a second input signal to the multiple inputs of the second attenuator in response to the control signal;
wherein the outputs of the first and second attenuators are cross-coupled.
11. The system of
12. The system of
13. The system of
14. The system of
15. The system of
The interpolator steers a bias current IE to the gm stages as a series of interpolation signals I1 . . . I8 in response to a control signal VCTRL. When the highest gain is selected, all of the bias current IE is steered to the gm stage closest to the input end of the attenuator. Therefore, the first gm stage is active, and the remaining gm stages are effectively off. As the gain is reduced, the interpolator steers the bias current to gm stages further away from the input end of the attenuator, thereby selecting gm stages that receive progressively attenuated versions of the input signal. The gm stages are sequentially enabled and disabled in a continuous manner in which one of the interpolation signals gradually increases while the adjacent interpolation signal gradually decreases.
The VGA illustrated in
Some examples of interpolators used in variable gain amplifiers having interpolated attenuators are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,684,431 and 5,077,541, both having a common inventor with the present application. Another example of an interpolator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,432,478 also having a common inventor with the present application.
Some of the inventive principles of this patent disclosure relate to variable attenuation systems having continuous input steering. These principles can be realized in myriad implementations, and the preferred embodiments are described below. For example, continuous input steering can be achieved by continuously interpolating a signal between the individual inputs of an attenuator constructed from discrete components. Alternatively, continuous input steering can be achieved by continuously steering the signal to different points on an attenuator having a continuous structure. Yet another possibility is to utilize a continuous attenuator, but then interpolate the input signal between discrete points on the attenuator.
Although not so limited, the variable attenuation systems described herein are generally intended for use in OVGAs; that is, variable gain amplifiers that accept an essentially constant input amplitude while providing an output signal of widely varying amplitude. While many of the basic VGA principles can be adapted to either the IVGA or OVGA function, there is little latitude in the particulars of the implementation where the performance demands are especially difficult to meet. Thus, while the variable attenuation systems and OVGAs described herein may appear to share some common features found in the IVGAs developed by the same inventor (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,077,541; 5,684,431; 6,429,720; etc.), the differences are critical in a high-performance context.
The term attenuation, as used herein, can refer not only to a reduction in the amplitude or power of a signal, but to an increase as well. For example, the steering core described above can be implemented in such a way as to amplify the input signal before steering it to an attenuator. Thus, the amplitude or power of the output signal might actually be greater than that of the input signal, depending on where the signal is steered along the attenuator.
Likewise, the term gain, as used herein, can refer not only to an increase in the amplitude or power of a signal, but to a decrease as well. For example, if gain is expressed as the ratio of output power to input power, then a system having lower output power than input power can be described as having a gain of less than one.
An advantage of the variable attenuation systems described above with respect to
The structure and operation of the circuit of
The emitters of the QA transistors are connected together at common emitter node CEA, whereas the emitters of the QB transistors are connected together at common emitter node CEB. Each of the collectors of transistors QQ1,QQ2, . . . QAn is connected to a corresponding one of the attenuator inputs A1,A2, . . . An. Likewise, each of the collectors of QB1,QB2, . . . QBn is connected to a corresponding one of the attenuator inputs B1,B2, . . . Bn.
An interpolator 18 generates a series of interpolation signals V1,V2, . . . Vn responsive to a gain control signal VCTRL. The bases of each cascode transistor pair QA-QB are connected together to receive a corresponding one of the interpolation signals. In this embodiment, the interpolation signals are voltage-mode signals.
The attenuators 10A and 10B are implemented as resistive ladder networks having input taps at A1,A2, . . . An and B1,B2, . . . Bn along one side of each ladder. The opposite sides of the ladders are anchored to a fixed voltage VBIAS, which, for convenience, can be anchored to the power supply rail. The output from the attenuators is provided at the final tap points An,Bn as a differential current IOUTA,IOUTB. This output current may then be converted to a differential output voltage VOUTA,VOUTB by a transimpedance amplifier 20.
In operation, the cascode pairs steer the input currents IINA,IINB to the input taps A1,A2, . . . An and B1,B2, . . . Bn under control of the interpolation signals V1,V2, . . . Vn. As the gain is swept from one extreme to the other, the cascode pairs are sequentially enabled and disabled in a continuous manner in which one of the interpolation signals gradually increases while the adjacent interpolation signal gradually decreases. Thus, as VCTRL changes, a centroid or point of action can be envisioned as moving along the series of cascode pairs to provide continuous interpolation between the input taps. For any given gain setting (in general, other than an extreme minimum or maximum) multiple pairs of cascodes are enabled to varying degrees so that the distribution of the currents to different attenuator inputs is altered smoothly and continuously.
The ladder networks provide a constant impedance load to each of the cascode transistor pairs. The ladder networks could be constructed to provide a characteristic impedance of 50 Ω at the outputs An,Bn of the dual attenuators. If the ladder networks are implemented in the well-known R2R form, the gain varies exponentially (linear-in-dB) in response to linear changes in the gain control signal, with a difference of 6.02 dB between taps. However, this same exponential attenuation law is true for any resistor ratio.
The voltage output from the attenuators can actually be used as the final output, but such a configuration would not allow high amplitude operation. An output amplifier such as the transimpedance amplifier 20 can be arranged to provide large output amplitudes. An additional benefit of using an output amplifier is that it reduces the voltage swing at the collectors of the right-most cascode pairs.
The number of stages used for the attenuators and steering cores (i.e., the number of attenuator inputs and corresponding cascode pairs) is not critical, but it is often preferable to use a large number of stages. Increasing the number of stages reduces the amount of ripple in the gain function. It also reduces a particular type of distortion�sometimes referred to as contention distortion in this specialist field�which is attributable to the manner in which adjacent pairs of cascodes dynamically distribute fractions of the current to different attenuator inputs. In one example of a practical embodiment, 20 stages (21 pairs of cascodes), each providing 3.2 dB of attenuation, would cover a clear 60 dB gain span while providing 2 dB guard-bands at either end.
The circuit of
Although the particular implementation of the interpolator 18 is not critical, a special form known as a �dual-rank, spatially amplifying interpolator� is particularly well suited to this application because, among other reasons, it can be integrated into the steering core in a synergistic manner and it may provide a much finer division of the gain/attenuation range. Such an interpolator is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,489,849 B1, also by the inventor of the present application.
A spatially amplifying interpolator has a first rank or layer of transistors that generate a series of partially switched currents. In this context, the term �switching� is used to refer, not to an abrupt change of state, but rather to a gradual transference of states over a set of elements, typically of 8 to 50 in number. A second layer of transistors spatially amplify the currents to reduce overlap and �sharpen� their geometry. Amongst other benefits, this allows the interpolator to operate at a reduced supply voltage. When such an interpolator is used with the circuit of
The partially switched currents IPS1, IPS2, . . . IPSn generated at the collectors of QPS1, QPS2, . . . QPSn are applied to a layer of current mirrors CM1, CM2, . . . CMn having mirror gain M. The output currents from the current mirrors are converted to voltage signals V1, V2, . . . Vn by resistors RC and applied to the bases of the cascode transistor pairs (the QA-QB pairs) in the steering cores 12A and 12B. In this basic arrangement, the current mirrors do not perform any spatial amplification. Instead, the function of the current mirrors is to simply convert the shallow, overlapping partially switched currents to voltage-mode form to drive the bases of the cascode pairs which perform the actual spatial amplification, i.e., current pulse sharpening, in the steering cores. The mirrors also provide a polarity change in these voltages.
Although the basic current mirrors do not directly perform the spatial amplification, the effective degree of sharpening does depend on the mirror gain M and the value of resistors RC, and these values can be optimized to minimize ripple in the gain function and/or contention distortion.
Alternatively, the current mirrors can be designed to provide some pre-sharpening by making the mirrors nonlinear, for example, through the use of emitter degeneration with nonstandard resistor values. Emitter degeneration is commonly used to improve the performance of a current mirror. In the standard arrangement, a resistor having a value R is inserted in series with the emitter of the diode-connected transistor which has an emitter area of �1�. A resistor having a value of R/M is inserted in series with the other transistor which has an area of �M�. This standard arrangement results in a mirror that produces an output current that is a linearly scaled by a factor of M from the input current. By deviating from the standard resistor values, however, the mirror output can be made nonlinear in an expanding manner to provide spatial amplification to the interpolation signals.
As another alternative, the current mirrors can in certain cases be omitted entirely by converting the partially switched currents directly to voltages and applying them to the bases of the cascode transistors, provided the required polarity is preserved.
Thus, in cases where the cascodes in the steering core are NPN bipolar transistors or NMOS transistors, the selection of one pair of these cascodes requires that their bases (gates) be relatively more positive than the adjacent transistors. For the bipolar case, a voltage difference of only 120 mV will divert 99 percent of the primary current applied to the common emitter rails (that is, both the DC bias current and the differential signal currents present on these inputs).
It will be apparent that increasing the general amplitude of the steering voltages does not materially affect the left-right location of the selected cascode pair, but does affect the acuity of this selection. If the base voltages vary only slightly as the interpolator moves the selection point from left to right, the alteration function will be �smeared�, since several cascodes will be conducting to varying degrees. On the other hand, if the base voltages vary too greatly in amplitude, the effect will eventually be that each cascode pair is selected uniquely, and the transition from one pair to the next will occur in an undesirably abrupt fashion.
The amplitude of the interpolation signals V1, V2, . . . Vn can be made proportional to absolute temperature (�PTAT�) to partially compensate for temperature changes in the system. Alternatively, the interpolation signals can be given a super-PTAT characteristic (that is, the interpolation signals change more rapidly with temperature). This design detail may ensure a constant gain ripple (that fine-scale deviation from the ideal gain law) at operating temperature extremes.
In the simplest explanation, a signal current ISIG is assumed to enter the structure at a general point xm along the top of the attenuator between left extreme xL and right extreme xR. In this example, the distance from xR to xL is 74 units, and the right extreme is defined as xR=0. The left contact 24 provides accurate termination of the left end of the attenuator which causes it to behave as though it has infinite length to the left. The short circuit at the right contact 28 simulates the input of an ideal transresistance stage that would preferably be used to convert the current leaving the sheet at this point into a corresponding output voltage.
From the point of entry at x=xm, the signal current spreads into the resistive layer. When xm is at the left extreme, nearly all of the input signal current flows into the left contact 24 and the ground contact 28. However, a small fraction IOUT also flows out of the right contact 26. As the point of entry moves to the right, more of the signal current flows out of the right contact 26. When xm=xR, IOUT is almost equal to ISIG. In a preferred embodiment, the attenuator has an overall length of 74 units and a width of 12 units (these numbers including contact areas) which provides a 70 dB attenuation range. This structure behaves essentially as a discrete ladder attenuator, providing a input output relationship as follows:
Although the contact 28 is referred to as a �grounding� contact, it need not always be connected to the �ground� or zero potential reference in a circuit; it simply provides a region of isopotential, and could for example, be the positive supply rail.
An advantage of the continuous attenuator structure is that it eliminates the wiring parasitics and matching errors associated with discrete resistors. Implemented, for example, as a 100-ohm (148�24 μm) SiCr layer on a thick underlying oxide, the total parasitic capacitance may be as low as 130 fF.
The signal current can be injected into the attenuator using different techniques. For example, if a discrete steering core is used, the current source 29 represents a group of signals that are continuously interpolated between discrete input points disposed along the top of the attenuator and having their centroid at xm. As another example, a continuous steering core can be used, in which case the current source 29 represents a carrier domain that moves continuously along the top of the attenuator and has a centroid at xm.
A continuous attenuator such as that shown in
In this fully integrated structure, the emitters of the QA transistors are connected together to receive the input current IINA, and the emitters of the QB transistors are connected together to receive the input current IINB, which, together with IINA, forms a differential input signal. The interpolation signals are applied to the bases of the QA-QB pairs as voltages V1, V2, . . . Vn. Base drive lines may permissibly cross over the entire structure to allow the basic interpolator to be located on just one side.
A grounding contact 28 is formed across the length of the entire buried layer and its vertical center to define the lower edge of attenuator 10A and the upper edge of attenuator 10B. Contacts 24A and 24B are located at the left ends of the attenuators and connected to ground so as to accurately terminate the attenuators. Contacts 26A and 26B are located at the right ends of the attenuators to provide exit points for the differential output currents IOUTA and IOUTB.
An advantage of the device of
In the embodiment of
The circuit shown in
The attenuation system shown in
P-type regions 38A and 38B run the length of the trench adjacent to the bottom and top of attenuators 10A and 10B, respectively. These P-type regions function simultaneously as the bases of two distributed NPN transistors, as the drains of two distributed PMOS transistors, and as resistors. Base end contacts 40A and 42A are located at the ends of the base region 38A, while base end contacts 40B and 42B are located at the ends of the base region 38B.
Another P-type region 43 runs along the centerline of the trench and functions as the source for both of the distributed PMOS transistors. Two polysilicon regions 44A and 44B also run the length of the trench and function as the gates for the two distributed PMOS transistors.
Dual N-type emitter regions 48A and 48B are fabricated over the base regions 38A and 38B and sit along the lower and upper edges of attenuators 10A and 10B, respectively. The N-type emitters, the PMOS gates, and the PMOS source regions have contact metalization running along their lengths.
One technique for operating the attenuation system of
A differential voltage input signal VINA,VINB is converted to differential currents IINA,IINB by a separate voltage-to-current (V-I) converter 18 such as, for example, a linear transconductance stage. The input differential currents IINA,IINB are applied to the N-type emitter regions. The output signal is taken from the termination contacts at the right side of the attenuators as a differential current signal IOUTA,IOUTB and then converted to a voltage output signal VOUTA,VOUTB by a current-to-voltage (I-V) converter 20 such as a transimpedance stage.
The gain of the system of
The distributed PMOS transistors function as current sources to set up current �sheets�, having a constant line-density, flowing into the P-type base regions. The current sheets generate a parabolic voltage distribution in each base region by flowing laterally toward the left and right base contacts. The control voltages VCTRL move the maximum potential point xm of this voltage to the left or right. Since the voltage distribution always has a parabolic form, the location of xm is proportional to VCTRL. That is, the location of the point of maximum potential can be accurately positioned along each base by changing the differential base voltage.
The current density in each emitter, all parts of which are held at the same potential by the continuous contact metalization, is greatest where the base voltage is highest. Because of the high transconductance of the distributed NPN transistor, the emitter current density falls very rapidly immediately to the left and right of the point of maximum potential. Thus, the point of maximum potential in each base defines the center or �centroid� of a region of localized current injection known as a �carrier domain.� There are two such domains in this system.
Because the base voltage distribution is parabolic, the shape of the current density along the length of the base is essentially Gaussian as shown in
The current contained in the domain of minority-carrier injection flows downward into the buried layer attenuator where it splits, a fraction going to the right where it provides an output signal, contact and the remainder flowing to the AC grounded contacts. As discussed above with reference to the attenuator of
A valuable aspect of using a carrier domain to inject signal current into an attenuator is that the centroid of injection is unaffected by temperature. Although the left-right shape of the carrier domain shown in
Another advantage of using a continuous structure is that it eliminates �contention distortion�. The signal current is provided to the attenuator in a perfectly continuous manner, so there is no nonlinear contention in the division of signal currents between adjacent discrete cascode transistors.
A further benefit of the system of
As with the other embodiments described above, the inventive principles illustrated through the example system of
Some additional inventive principles of this patent disclosure relate to output stages for amplifiers. The preferred embodiments are described below, but the inventive principles are not limited to the specific details of these embodiments.
The output signals from attenuators described above are generally current mode signals (although they are not pure currents because of the shunt impedance associated with the attenuator). In some applications, however, a voltage mode output is preferred, so a current-to-voltage (I-V) converter such as a transimpedance amplifier 20 is shown appended to the attenuator in some of the drawing figures discussed above.
Although the circuit of
One problem with the circuit of
The embodiment of
An advantage of the embodiment of
Referring back to
Therefore, another inventive principle is to adaptively bias the output amplifier so that it consumes only as much bias current as is necessary to match the gain requirement of the stage preceding the amplifier.
This principle is illustrated in
Conveniently, the embodiment of a closed loop bias control scheme illustrated in
The principle of adaptively biasing the output stage can be used in combination with one of the variable attenuation systems described above. For example, if the preceding stage is based on an interpolator such as that shown in
In the embodiment of
An additional benefit of the exponential cell shown in
Referring to
Thus, one of the advantages of an adaptive biasing scheme according to the inventive principles of the present patent disclosure is that it can be neatly integrated with a variable attenuation/gain system (with the added benefit of utilizing pre-existing signals) so as to bias the output stage in lock-step with the demands of the preceding stage, thereby reducing unnecessary current consumption in the output stage. As a further refinement, a resistor can be placed in series with the emitter of Q12 in the exponential cell of
An additional problem with the conventional transimpedance amplifier of
The basic topology of the amplifier of
Another inventive feature of the circuit of
As with the other embodiments described herein, the inventive principles illustrated in the embodiment of
Another inventive principle of the embodiment shown in
A further refinement to the circuit of
Some additional inventive principles of this patent relate to driving a steering core with current-mode signals. In the embodiment shown in
One technique for current driving the steering core is to simply remove the resistors RC and drive the bases of the cascode transistors directly with the output currents from the current mirrors shown in
Another potential problem with current driving the steering core is that the extent to which each of the cascode transistors are turned on depends on the transistor current gain which is typically a poorly controlled parameter. To overcome this potential problem, a steering core may utilize a servo arrangement to provide closed-loop control of the cascode base drive. An embodiment of such an arrangement according to the inventive principles of this patent disclosure is illustrated in
In the embodiment of
The op amp 54 servoes the loop by generating whatever bias current IE1 is required to force the voltage at node N16 to VREF3, which in turn sets the current through RM. Since the cascode transistors are within the servo loop, the loop automatically compensates for the current gain of the cascode transistors, as well as for mismatches between the various transistors.
Some additional inventive principles of this patent relate to input impedance matching and/or input linearization. Although these principles will be described in the context of a variable attenuation system having continuous input steering, the inventive principles have independent utility and can be applied to other systems.
As an aid to understanding the impedance matching and input linearization principles of this patent,
Moreover, in a practical implementation, the input impedance of each side of the steering core may not be zero. For example, if cascode transistors such as those shown in the embodiment of
As with the circuit of
A further refinement illustrated in the embodiment of
A reference current IREF is directed into the EMM terminal at node N3 which is also connected to a node N2 between the interpolator bias input and the current mirror. This current mirror arrangement can be thought of as a current-mode op amp that nulls the current INULL flowing between nodes N2 and N3. By balancing the IE1 and ISUM, the uncertainty in IE1 is eliminated, and its accuracy may be determined by IREF. This arrangement may also eliminate inaccuracies caused by variations in the base-emitter voltage of Q205 in
A further refinement illustrated in the embodiment of
Some additional inventive principles of this patent relate to improving the accuracy of a gain interface and/or limiting the output of a gain interface under certain conditions. These inventive principles have independent utility from the other inventive principles of this patent and can be applied to other systems.
As discussed above,
The voltage at the base of QR may also be used as a convenient source for a reference signal for other purposes, for example, VREF4.
In the circuit of
One technique according to the inventive principles of this patent that may prevent IOP from continuing to rise after VG has reached a certain value is to sense when the current through QC or QE reaches zero, and then prevent further increases to the base drive of QA. Sensing the current through QC or QE may be accomplished through any suitable technique, but one particularly useful technique is to sense the voltage at the common collector node NCC at the collectors of QB and QC. This is easy to implement because the voltage at node NCC collapses as the current through QC reaches zero.
The embodiment of
Variable attenuation systems having continuous input steering according to the inventive principles of this patent disclosure may be used to implement vector or quadrature modulators and vector multipliers.
In microwave implementations, the variable attenuators 110 and 112 are typically realized with PIN diodes or absorptive attenuators, or with other forms of digital or analog attenuators. The attenuators have also been implemented more generically as active mixers or multipliers based, for example, on translinear circuits such as Gilbert-cell designs.
If the steering cores are implemented as discrete components, for example, as a series of cascode transistors, then steering core on each side would most likely need a separate interpolator associated with it to generate a series of interpolator signals to control the steering core in response to the corresponding baseband input. Although attenuators 124 and 128 may be implemented with any suitable scaling or arrangement, in a vector modulator it may be most effective to use linear scaling as opposed to linear-in-dB (exponentially responding) scaling for the attenuators.
In the embodiment of
If the embodiment of
The output may be taken from the attenuator in any suitable manner, but a particularly useful technique may be to maintain OP and OM at virtual ground and take the currents out of OP and OM as a differential current mode signal. For example, an op amp may be connected in inverting mode to each of the OP and OM terminals, with the noninverting (+) input of each op amp anchored at ground. The outputs of the op amps would then provide a fully-differential voltage-mode signal with two-quadrant operation. As the centroid moves from one end of the attenuator to the other in response to the interpolator currents, the output signal swings from maximum positive to maximum negative with zero output point when the centroid is at the center of the attenuator.
Providing four-quadrant operation may require cross-connecting transistor bases in a complex arrangement that may be difficult to lay out on an integrated circuit. Splitting the collector network into two separate networks as shown in
The attenuators may be center tapped and anchored to a reference voltage VBLAS as shown in the embodiment of
Although, for convenience, some of the embodiments of vector modulators and attenuators described above with RF and baseband signals, the inventive principles are not limited to any particular frequency range or application. Likewise, embodiments have been illustrated with NPN-type bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), but any other type of current-control devices including FETs may be used according to the inventive principles.
Each of the inventive principles disclosed above has independent utility. Moreover, some or all of these principles can be combined in a synergistic manner to create a robust, high-power output stage capable of operating at frequencies well into the multiple-GHz range with low noise, low intermodulation and high linearity.
Some of the embodiments disclosed in this patent disclosure have been described with specific signals implemented as current-mode or voltage mode signals, but the inventive principles also contemplate other types of signals, whether characterized as voltages, currents, or otherwise. Likewise, some semiconductor regions are described as being specifically N-type, P-type etc., but different polarities can be utilized. And although some of the specific device layout geometries have been shown for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments, numerous other structures are possible, and yet others can be devised in accordance with the inventive principles of this patent disclosure.
Numerous inventive principles have been described above, and each has independent utility. In some cases, additional benefits are realized when the principles are utilized in various combinations with one another.
Thus, the embodiments described herein can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from the inventive concepts. Accordingly, such changes and modifications are considered to fall within the scope of the following claims.
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Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (432) 336-6401
Sites: 40 | Latest Rate: $15.00 |
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This might not be the worst campground in Texas, but it's close. We stayed here for one night on our way to Big Bend. Check in was on the honor system and we never saw any staff. The campground is in serious need of updating. Most of the other campers there were long time residents. The restrooms were locked the whole time we were there. - SteveCampsTx
This is, without a doubt, the worst park I have been in. We stayed here overnight on our way through Texas. I thought it would be okay for just one night, since I get tired of paying higher prices for such a short time. If I had no kids and no dog, it would be okay. I could have just hidden in the RV and never looked outside. This place is filthy. Its all dirt, what little overgrown grass there is, is strewn with broken glass, torn aluminum cans, etc. Plenty of stuff to cut your pooches' feet. I did not let my kids outside. Payment is still on the honor system, there is a drop box. The owner lives a few blocks away, and came through the property a couple of times. He was pretty nice, and helped us pick a spot. Oh yes, some sites are 50 amp only, but no way to tell until you try to plug in, so check that first if you have 30 amp. The site was pretty level. Wide enough for our one slide, but not if you have slides on both sides. - leomom
Found this campground on Eleventh St behind Camanche Hotel and RV park headed off I-10 into town. We saw this one from the road. Camp host very friendly, offered a wifi coupon for free 24 hours - low signal but worked, easy in and out for a overnight stay. Can't beat the 10.00 price!! We were happy!! - mcgill5
Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (432) 336-6403
Sites: 58 | Latest Rate: $16.00 |
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We found the entrance to the park smooth and easy, no drop offs. Someone may have fixed the entrance. I give the park a 5 based on the easy on easy off from I-10 and that the electric power (30 amp) worked just fine in the June heat, 100* this afternoon. It is just a gravel parking lot, but for an overnight stay what more do you need? If the weather was cool we would probably have opted for a free stay at a local store or empty lot. But in the summer it would have cost me $12-$15 to run the generator for the 12-15 hours we stop for the night. - A-S_Travels
This is the second nicest RV park in Fort Stockton, but not that great. Big drop off and pot hole right at the entrance. I get the impression they don't have the money to keep this place up, or are not willing to put in the effort to do some simple patch and paint on their park. Their website is nothing more than a story about how he acquired the park, but no mention of the prices or other pertinent information to the traveler. This place is cash only, and you may have to self register. They no longer have cable either as their website states. - cherrytree
We just needed a quick overnight stop and chose this location because the reviews were not horrible and the rates were reasonable, we didn't want to pay for a pool we weren't going to use. Attention campers - a correction needs to be made to the reviews. The office was locked even though someone was inside. We followed the late check in instruction, even though it was only 4:00 p.m. If Wi-fi was available we wouldn't know as no one was around to offer a password and no information available, only threatening notes from "the Chief" not to try leaving without paying cause he will find you! Couldn't use the bathrooms as they were filthy and disgusting, waste baskets hadn't been emptied for a very long time and no toilet paper available. We spoke to our camp neighbor that said they were at this location on a previous visit and the place was full of workers. Since then the oil and work in the area has dried up and not a dime made in the good times has been put back into the place. Stay here only if you are desperate and totally self contained and don't mind heavy I-10 traffic noise. We definitely will never stay here again. - theswedes
Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (877) 456-7829
Sites: 20 | Latest Rate: $20.00 |
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Please DO NOT confuse this crummy RV park with the much better Comanche Land RV Park. The Comanche Motel RV Park is located in a very rough looking area inside the town of Fort Stockton. This so called RV park is nothing more than a dirt lot behind the Comanche Motel. You can't see this from the street or we would have kept right on going. When we arrived it was getting dark and we were tired. The girl in the motel office quoted us a rate of $15 and said their rate included cable TV and Wi-Fi. We thought what the heck, it's only for one night. The girl's mother directed us behind the motel and we were shocked to find ourselves bouncing through a dirt lot that was rougher than a washboard. There was a lot of trash and debris in the area as well. There were quite a few campers staying there and they were quite friendly, however, we still felt compelled to sleep with a gun within easy reach. The only reason I gave this place a rating of 3 out of 10 is for the cable and Wi-Fi which worked very well. - kavernon
Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (432) 395-2494
Sites: 118 | Latest Rate: $40.00 |
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Admittedly it was slim pickings in Fort Stockton, but we were disappointed in this park. It is very old and outdated, and in need of a major facelift. The site was uneven, the bathrooms were dirty and showing wear. I would not stay there again. - Lynndelle
Right off the highway with easy access, good place to overnight. A cafe onsite so you don't have to cook and a nice dog park for the pets. Surprisingly not much road noise at night. The bathrooms are older but very clean. - sara158
We have stopped here overnight for several years. In the past year, the park appears to have cleaned up a bit. There is a nice, new, fenced dog area. They have added cable tv, which still needs some tweeking. The showers are older but are adequate and they are private which is nice. The on-site cafe was open and we had an excellent dinner there for a great price. Not a destination park, but great for overnight. We will be back. - johnanann
Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (432) 336-6090
Sites: 48 | Latest Rate: $27.00 |
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I would have given this campground a higher rating, unfortunately we arrived after a rain and since the interior roads and sites are bare ground it was nothing but mud. Just hooking up left my shoes with an inch of mud. The rate reflects the "cash" discount. All the utilities work. We cannot speak to the cleanliness of the restrooms or any of the rest of the facility because getting there would have entailed walking through the mud. The campground is close to I-10 and convenient as an overnight stop. Sites are fairly close together. There is no shade or privacy. There appear to be many long term campers who are working in the oil business, though this did not pose a problem. Campground has WiFi that worked fairly well until evening when everyone got home from work and then it slowed to the point of being unusable. We would stay here again as an overnight destination just not after a rain. - longgone
A good park for an overnight stay, close to I-10. This park is on a hill as named and can be windy. The hookups were good and park seems to be fairly new. Over the air TV had good reception. - gwalter
The rate of $27.00 per night was discounted from their normal $30.00 rate because we paid cash. This was our 2nd time staying in the park and since the last time, it seems that a lot of full time residents have moved in. The park is essentially a gravel parking lot but it has modern hookups and enough space between sites. There is a nice dog pen. We were not able to get connected to Wi-Fi until after 10 PM when I imagine other users had logged off for the night. There is a bit of traffic noise from I-10 but not that bad. If we were passing through the area again, we would stay here. The park is good for an overnight stop but there's not much in the area to keep us here longer than one night. - 69636
Fort Stockton, Texas (map) | (432) 336-7733
Sites: 86 | Latest Rate: $11.00 |
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We asked for no cable and were given a site. We had hooked up and were getting ready to put slides out. Hubby decided he would like cable for the evening. When I called to ask to move, the staff person huffed and puffed like we were putting a big effort on her. I went to pay for the cable ($2) and again she acted like it was such an effort to change a number on the form. Plenty of sites were open. Grass around the electric pole, sewer, and water hookup was very overgrown. We only stayed one night, so the price was right. - limey84
We stayed here 2 nights due to the unseasonal cold. The park is all gravel but the sites were level and the electric was a solid 50 amp. We filled our water tank but did not hook up water or sewer due to the temp-22 degrees overnight! We then dumped just before leaving. Park is neat and tidy and an adequate place to sit out the cold! - Rick & Karen
After reading previous reviews, I was a little apprehensive about staying here, but for the price it was OK for an overnight. Facilities are old but the bathrooms were clean. Sites are dirt but pretty level. Offered cable TV and Wi-Fi was free but did not work well. Would stay here again. - 1st time fulltimer


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