GP520A Datasheet, PDF (1/10 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Programmable Analog Signal Processor

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Programmable Analog
Signal Processor
FEATURES
• programmable parameters
- gain
- low pass filter
- high pass filter
- AGC threshold
- release time
- MPO
- receiver bias voltage
• on-chip voltage regulator
• typical gain 60 dB
• voltage drive output stage
• telecoil preamp
STANDARD PACKAGING
• Chip (136 x 110 mils)
Au Bump
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The GP520A is a programmable analog signal path IC
designed for use in hearing instruments. The GP520A’s
programmable parameters are adjusted by external
programming currents, such as generated by the GP521.
The GP520A provides a 2.5 µA reference current for use by
the GP521. Sixteen settings are possible in the GP521,
allowing the Programmable Current Sink (PCS) to sink
between 0 and 1.875 x I_REF.
The GP520A is composed of five functional blocks. The
input preamp, a filter block, the AGC block, MPO clipper
and the output stage.
GP520A - DATA SHEET
Principle features of the preamp are the input impedance
100 kΩ and a gain of 14 dB.
The programmable filter block is composed of a low pass
and high pass filter which generates a range of high and
low pass corner frequencies. Although the control current
to this block varies linearly, linear to logarithmic conversion
is performed internally in order to adjust the corner frequencies
logarithmically. Both filters feature a 12 dB/octave rolloff
and unity gain.
The filters are followed by an AGC block. Up to 35␣ dB of
adjustable gain is provided as well as programmable
threshold and release time. The attack time of the AGC
block remains fixed and is independent of the release
time. The output current is driven into the preamp of the
clipper, thus, the AGC converts a voltage input into a
current output and is therefore, a transconductance block.
The next stage is an electronic MPO control peak “clipper”
providing electronic clipping of the signal and setting of
the maximum output level. The clipper output is also a
transconductance block and drives a 40 kΩ resistor (R_{OUT␣ 8})
tied to the supply.
The input of the final stage is an inverting operational
amplifier. A feedback resistance of 240 kΩ is provided
internally and this final stage is thus configured as a
voltage drive output stage. The DC bias current through
the receiver is also programmable.
V_{REG 13}
28
29
A _{IN 14}
V _CC
A _{OUT HPFB}
HP
BUFFER BUFFER RECT.
LPFB
IN
OUT
IN
9
15 18
19
22
24
26 27
VOLTAGE
REGULATOR
50k
R_IN14
+
PREAMP
-
40K
R
+ _HP
2R FILTER
-
R
+
LP
FILTER
-
FULL WAVE
RECTIFIER
C_AGC
1
AVERAGING
CIRCUIT
C_COMP^DOEULTTA B_IN
31
35
THRESHOLD
B_OUT C_CLIP
7 30
V _cc
R_{OUT 8}
AGC
VC AMP
CLIPPER
C_OUT
8
10 _DIN
RF
R
10K
LIN/LOG
CONVERTER
LIN/LOG
CONVERTER
12
6
P GND GND
20
I _HP
21
I _LP
All resistors in ohms, all capacitors in farads unless otherwise stated.
I _REF
16
I _REF
25
I _REL
LIN/LOG
CONVERTER
2
23
I _THRESH I _GAIN
4
I _CLIP
-
OUTPUT
+
V_BIAS
17
I _BIAS
11 D_OUT
Revision Date: May 1998
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Document No. 510 - 78 - 06
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