Granted Patent B2

US 7,728,660 · App. 12/194,435 · Granted Jun 1, 2010

Abstract

Claims (87)

1. An audio signal processing system for use in connection with a power supply of an audio amplifier, the system comprising:

a first electrical path responsive to the power supply, the first electrical path comprising:

a low pass filter coupled to the power supply to filter a direct current (DC) component of the power supply, the power supply to provide power to a power stage of the audio amplifier;

a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) responsive to an output of the low pass filter;

a second electrical path responsive to the power supply, the second electrical path comprising:

a high pass filter coupled to the power supply to filter an alternating current (AC) component of the power supply;

a second ADC responsive to an output of the high pass filter; and

compensation logic operable to modify an audio signal based on a first signal generated from the first electrical path and a second signal generated from the second electrical path.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical path further comprises:

a first digital low-pass filter coupled to an output of the first ADC;

first adjustment logic operable to generate a first adjusted signal based on an output of the digital low-pass filter; and

wherein the compensation logic modifies the audio signal based on the first adjusted signal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first adjusted signal is generated based on combining a DC normal input with the output of the first digital low-pass filter.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the DC normal input comprises a reference signal at least partially determined by a decibel (dB) level of correction for the power supply.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the reference signal causes an attenuation to the audio signal.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the reference signal causes a gain to be applied to the audio signal.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the second electrical path further comprises:

a second digital low-pass filter coupled to an output of the second ADC;

second adjustment logic operable to generate an second adjusted signal based on an output of the second digital low-pass filter; and

wherein the compensation logic modifies the audio signal based on the second adjusted signal.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second adjusted signal is generated based on multiplying a scaling value input with the output of the second digital low-pass filter.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power stage to receive power from the power supply;

an interpolating circuit to interpolate the audio signal to produce an interpolated audio signal;

wherein the compensation logic includes first compensation logic, the first compensation logic is operable to modify the interpolated audio signal based on the first signal, the first compensation logic generating a first compensated audio signal;

wherein the compensation logic includes second compensation logic, the second compensation logic is operable to modify the first modified audio signal based on the second signal, the second compensation logic generating a second compensated audio signal;

a noise-shaping circuit to noise-shape the second compensated audio signal to produce a noise-shaped audio signal;

a pulse-width modulator to pulse-width modulate the noise-shaped audio signal to produce a pulse-width modulated audio signal; and

wherein the power stage is a switching power stage responsive to the pulse-width modulated signal.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the switching power stage provides a power output signal to a load.

11. A method of processing an audio signal, the method comprising:

receiving a power signal from a power supply;

dividing the power signal into an analog direct current (DC) component and an analog alternating current (AC) component;

converting the analog DC component to a digital DC signal;

converting the analog AC component to a digital AC signal; and

modifying the audio signal based on at least the digital DC signal and the digital AC signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

low-pass filtering the digital DC signal to generate a filtered digital DC signal;

adjusting the filtered digital DC signal to generate an adjusted DC signal; and

modifying the audio signal based on the adjusted DC signal.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

low-pass filtering the digital AC signal to generate a filtered digital AC signal;

adjusting the filtered digital AC signal to generate an adjusted AC signal; and

modifying the audio signal based on the adjusted AC signal.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein dividing the power signal into the analog DC component and the analog AC component comprises passing the power signal through a low-pass filter to generate the analog DC component and passing the power signal through a high-pass filter in parallel with the low-pass filter, the high-pass filter generating the analog AC component.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

low-pass filtering the digital DC signal to generate a filtered digital DC signal;

adjusting the filtered digital DC signal to generate an adjusted DC signal;

low-pass filtering the digital AC signal to generate a filtered digital AC signal;

adjusting the filtered digital AC signal to generate an adjusted AC signal; and

modifying the audio signal based on the adjusted AC signal and the adjusted DC signal.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

interpolating the audio signal to generate an interpolated audio signal;

modifying the interpolated audio signal based on at least the digital DC signal and the digital AC signal to generate a modified audio signal;

noise-shaping the modified audio signal to generate a noise-shaped audio signal;

pulse-width modulating the noise-shaped audio signal to generate a pulse-width modulated audio signal; and

driving a switching power stage with the pulse-width audio modulated signal, the switching power stage including an output to provide a power output signal to a load.

17. An audio amplifying device, comprising:

a power stage having a power supply input;

a low pass filter coupled to the power supply input to generate a direct current (DC) component of the power supply input;

a high pass filter coupled to the power supply input to generate an alternating current (AC) component of the power supply input;

a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to an output of the low pass filter;

a second ADC coupled to an output of the high pass filter;

first logic coupled to an output of the first ADC and operable to modify an audio signal based on the output of the first ADC to generate a first compensated signal; and

second logic coupled to an output of the second ADC and operable to modify the first compensated signal based on the output of the second ADC.

18. The audio amplifying device of claim 17 , wherein the power stage is a switching power stage.

19. The audio amplifying device of claim 18 , further comprising a pulse-width modulator coupled to an input of the switching power stage.

20. The audio amplifying device of claim 19 , further comprising:

an interpolating circuit for interpolating the audio signal to produce an interpolated signal;

wherein the first and second logic modify the interpolated signal to produce a modified signal;

a noise-shaping circuit for noise-shaping the modified signal to produce a noise-shaped signal; and

wherein the noise-shaped signal is input to the pulse-width modulator.

21. The audio amplifying device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a first digital low-pass filter coupled to the output of the first ADC;

third logic operable to generate a first adjusted signal based on an output of the first digital low-pass filter; and

wherein the first logic is operable to modify the audio signal based on the first adjusted signal.

22. The audio amplifying device of claim 21 , further comprising:

a second digital low-pass filter coupled to the output of the second ADC.

23. A method comprising:

receiving a power supply signal from a power supply of a power amplifier;

filtering the power supply signal into an analog direct current (DC) signal and an analog alternating current (AC) signal;

converting the analog DC signal to a digital DC signal;

converting the analog AC signal to a digital AC signal;

adjusting an audio signal based on at least the digital DC signal and the digital AC signal to generate an adjusted audio signal;

pulse-width modulating the adjusted audio signal to produce a pulse-width modulated audio signal; and

driving a switching power stage with the pulse-width modulated signal.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein filtering the power supply signal into the analog DC signal and the analog AC signal comprises passing the power supply signal through a low-pass filter to generate the analog DC signal and passing the power supply signal through a high-pass filter in parallel with the low-pass filter, the high-pass filter generating the analog AC signal.

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