Discussion of the exercises from previous days
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“Application of Negative Feedback”
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Amplifiers: functions and requirements (wrap up)
A short wrap up of the amplification function and performance limitations in amplifiers.
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The presentation “Amplifiers, functions and requirements (wrap up)” briefly summarizes the basic function of amplification, charachteristic properties of amplifiers and performance aspects, environmental conditions and cost factors.
Amplifiers: basic function design approach
The design approach for basic functions is based upon the:
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The presentation “Amplification” briefly summarizes the approach of the design of basic functions, as advocated in structured electronic design.
Amplifiers: application of negative feedback
Negative (corrective) feedback can be regarded as a powerful error-reduction technique. It trades power gain for quality improvement and facilitates orthogonal design of the various performance aspects.
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The presentation “Amplifiers: application of negative feedback”shows that accurate, low-noise and power-efficient amplifiers can be realized through application of negative feedback.
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Chapter 7.1
Feedback amplifiers: orthogonal design sequence
In electronic information processing systems, amplification is one of the most important basic functions. Since the basic amplification mechanism, as it is found in biased ‘active’ devices, suffers from many imperfections, negative feedback is often exploited as powerful error reduction technique.
The application of negative feedback, together with proper sequencing of the design of various performance aspects makes it possible to prevent or minimize design iterations and have an early awareness of possible show-stoppers.
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The presentation “Structured design of negative feedback amplifiers” gives the outline of the design sequence of high-performance negative feedback amplifiers.
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Amplifiers: design procedure feedback configurations
The design of negative amplifier configurations follows a strict procedure based on sensing and comparison techniques.
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The presentation “Feedback amplifiers: design procedure” illustrates the procedure for the design of a negative-feedback amplifier that accurately relates the desired electrical quantity at the load of the amplifier to that of the signal source.
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Chapter 7.2
Amplifiers: design of single-loop feedback configurations
Sensing of the load quantity and nullification of the difference between the feedback quantity with the source quantity form the basis of the design procedure of negative feedback amplifiers.
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The presentation “Design of Single-loop Negative Feedback Amplifier Configurations” illustrates the application of the design procedure for negative feedback amplifiers to the design of single-loop negative feedback amplifiers:
It illustrates a number conflicts between design aspects for passive feedback amplifiers:
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Amplifiers design of single-loop feedback configurations (11:41)
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Chapter 7.2
Feedback amplifiers: ideal gain
The conceptual design or functional design of negative feedback amplifiers comprises the design of the feedback networks and their interconnection with the source, the load and nullors.
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The presentation “Negative Feedback Amplifier Configurations: Ideal Gain and Controller” gives a definition of the gain of negative feedback amplifiers that have ideal controllers (nullors). The implications of controller imperfections will be discussed at a later stage.
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Negative Feedback Amplifier Configurations Ideal Gain and Controller (3:35)
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Chapter 7.3
Amplifiers: multiple-loop feedback configurations
Each transmission-1 two-port parameter of an amplifier can be given an accurate value with the aid of a feedback network around a high-gain controller.
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The presentation “Design of Multi-loop Negative Feedback Amplifier Configurations” briefly discusses the design of multiple-loop negative feedback amplifiers.
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Amplifiers multiple-loop feedback configurations (2:58)
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Chapter 7.3, 7.4.1
Noise performance of feedback amplifiers
In general, insertion of impedances in series and/or in parallel with the signal path should be avoided. They increase:
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The presentation “Influence of Feedback Networks on Noise Performance of Negative Feedback Amplifiers” shows that detrimental effects caused by impedances in the feedback networks can be kept low.
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Noise behavior of negative feedback amplifiers (19:42)
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Chapter 7.4, 7.5
Guidance with homework
The theory presented in day 3 will be applied in the design of the active antenna. Please use SLiCAP as documentation tool.
Design feedback configurations for the active antenna. You may use nullors as controllers and transformers and passive network elements as feedback elements.
Evaluate the ideal gain of the configurations from the previous exercise and verify the obtained results with SLiCAP.
Describe the effect of the passive elements in your configurations on the noise performance.
Verify your expectations from the previous exercise with SLiCAP.
Describe the influence of the passive elements in your configurations on the power dissipation and the voltage and current-drive capability of the controller.
The input of the amplifier for the active antenna should be protected against overdrive and ESD. Consider this will be done with ESD protection diodes in parallel with the input. Those diodes suffer from:
At this stage of the design, which of the your configurations shows the lowest impact of the input ESD protections on the signal processing quality? Please motivate your answer.
Make a comparison table for the design configurations that shows a qualitative comparison of performance aspects and cost factors at this stage of the design.
