Power supply device, a processing chip for a digital microphone and related digital microphone
A power supply device, a processing chip for a digital microphone and related digital microphone are described herein. In one aspect, a power supply device includes: at least two cascaded low-dropout linear regulators. In another aspect, a processing chip for digital microphone includes a processing module and a power supply module, wherein the power supply modules includes at least two cascaded low dropout linear regulators. In another aspect, a digital microphone includes a microphone and a processing chip, wherein the processing chip includes a processing module and a power supply module, wherein the power module includes at least two cascaded low-dropout linear regulators. Embodiments described herein provide a power supply device with higher PSRR.
1. A power supply device, comprising: at least two cascaded low-dropout linear regulators connected in series comprising a first low-dropout linear regulator LDO and a second LDO, wherein the type of the pass device for said first LDO is different with the type of the pass device for said second LDO.
2. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the power device comprises three cascaded low-dropout linear regulators.
3. The power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump connecting the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
4. The power supply device according to claim 3 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, wherein said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.
5. A processing chip for a digital microphone, comprising:
a processing module and a power supply module, wherein the power supply module comprises at least two cascaded low-dropout linear regulators connected in series comprising a first low-dropout linear regulator LDO and a second LDO, wherein the type of the pass device for the first LDO is different with the type of the pass device for said second LDO.
6. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 5 , wherein the power supply module comprises three cascaded low-dropout linear regulators.
7. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 6 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump being configured to connect the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
8. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 7 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, wherein said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.
9. A digital microphone, comprising: a microphone and a processing chip, wherein the processing chip comprises a processing module and a power supply module, wherein the power supply module comprises at least two cascaded low-dropout linear regulators connected in series comprising a first low-dropout linear regulator LDO and a second LDO, wherein the type of the pass device for the first LDO is different with the type of the pass device for said second LDO.
10. The digital microphone according to claim 9 , wherein the power supply module comprises three cascaded low-dropout linear regulators.
11. The digital microphone according to claim 10 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump being configured to connect the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
12. The digital microphone according to claim 11 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.
13. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the pass device of said first LDO is a PMOS FET, the pass device of said second LDO is an NMOS FET, and the drain of the PMOS FET for the first LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the second LDO.
14. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump connecting the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
15. The power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.
16. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 5 , wherein the pass device of said first LDO is a PMOS FET, the pass device of said second LDO is an NMOS FET, and the drain of the PMOS FET for the first LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the second LDO.
17. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 5 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump connecting the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
18. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 6 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.
19. The digital microphone according to claim 9 , wherein the pass device of said first LDO is a PMOS FET, the pass device of said second LDO is an NMOS FET, and the drain of the PMOS FET for the first LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the second LDO.
20. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 9 , wherein the low-dropout linear regulator further comprises a voltage pump connecting the operational amplifier of said low-dropout linear regulator and the power supply of said low-dropout linear regulator.
21. The processing chip for a digital microphone according to claim 10 , wherein the three low-dropout linear regulators comprises the first LDO, the second LDO, and a third LDO, said second LDO is configured to connect between the first LDO and the third LDO, the pass device of said third LDO is an NMOS FET, and the source of the NMOS FET for the second LDO is configured to connect to the drain of the NMOS FET for the third LDO.