A new stereo enhancement circuit for class-D amplifier

作者:Liu, Lianxi*; Deng, Shijie; Zhu, Zhangming; Li, Yanhong; Gu, Huaxi
来源:IEICE Electronics Express, 2013, 10(6): 20130115.
DOI:10.1587/elex.10.20130115

摘要

This paper presents a novel stereo enhancement structure for the surround stereo class-D audio amplifier. The principle of this stereo enhancement scheme has been analyzed. It shows that the amplifier with this proposed circuit have a better live effect than the traditional class-D audio amplifiers. In this circuit, the input audio signal from one channel can be amplified in the two channels at the same time, by a way of cross-coupling. The ratio of gains in the two channels also can be adjusted by changing the external resistance, which improves the stereo effect. A practical implementation in a CMOS 0.18-mu m process has been done to validate the theoretical results. When a sine signal with 1 KHz frequency and 100 mV amplitude is applied in one channel, and a DC applied signal in the other, the amplifier demonstrates a gain difference of 9.4 dB.

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