摘要:
A highly linear variable-gain low noise amplifier is constructed using a transistor pair having variable gain control. The gain of the transistor pair is achieved by a segmented resistor having controllable PMOS (or NMOS) components. The circuit includes a variable voltage source and operates to handle wideband radio transmissions via broadcast or cable.
摘要:
The differential amplifier made in a CMOS monolisic IC form has input offset voltage worse than the case structured by the bipolar element. A bipolar element structured by a usual CMOS process is used in a differential amplifying stage having a greatest effect on input offset voltage in a CMOS differential amplifier, thereby obtaining a differential amplifier with reduced input offset voltage.
摘要:
To provide a programmable-gain amplifier in which sufficiently fine and linear gain control according to the logic levels of control signals can be realized with a simple circuit configuration, a programmable-gain amplifier includes a cascade connection of differential amplifiers (E.sub.1 to E.sub.n) and a current controller (100) for controlling a product of corresponding emitter currents supplied to each of the differential amplifiers (E.sub.1 to E.sub.n) according to the logic levels of binary control signals. The current controller (100) has a current mirror circuit in which the emitter of each bi-polar transistor (Q.sub.0 to Q.sub.n, Q.sub.c1 to Q.sub.cm) is connected to the ground through a MOS (M.sub.0 to M.sub.n, M.sub.c1 to M.sub.cm) transistor having a relative on-resistance designed to be in inverse proportion to the relative emitter size of the bi-polar transistor, so that the emitter current can be exactly controlled.
摘要:
In a differential circuit including first and second transistors, a constant current circuit causes a constant current to flow through the first transistor. A variable current circuit causes a variable current to flow through the second transistor. A differential input voltage is given to drive the first and the second transistors and to produce an output signal in the form of an output current which may be either a differential output current across two output electrodes or a variable output current flowing through an output electrode. Each of the first and the second transistors may be bipolar transistors or MOSFET's. A relationship between the differential input voltage and the output signal is specified by a peculiar characteristic dependent on the bipolar transistors or the MOSFET's. Therefore, the differential circuit may be incorporated in an LSI circuit.
摘要:
Low voltage operational amplifier (10) operates in a voltage range of one to eight volts over a temperature range of 0.degree. to 70.degree. centigrade. Op amp input stage (12) uses N-channel depletion-mode MOSFETs to provide amplification of the differential input and maintain constant transconductance. Source follower MOSFET (13) provides unity gain in transferring the AC signal, STAGE-1 OUTPUT, to the base of current sinking transistor (18). Sink control circuit (14) and source control circuit (22) generate the base drive currents for transistors (18) and (24). The signal at the output of MOSFET (13) either causes the sink transistor (18) to sink current or the signal to be transposed by means of a translinear loop (16) and causes the source transistor (24) to source current. An output stage provides approximately fifty milliamps of current drive and is quiescent until the output driver is selected.
摘要:
An operational amplifier includes a transistor differential pair having a common source terminal which is coupled to a first power supply terminal through a first current source circuit. A first transistor is provided which has a gate coupled to a first input terminal of the transistor differential pair, a source coupled to a first output of the transistor differential pair, and a drain coupled to a first output terminal. A second current source circuit is coupled between the first power supply terminal and the drain of the first transistor. A second transistor has a gate coupled to a second input terminal of the transistor differential pair, a source coupled to a second output of the transistor differential pair, and a drain coupled to a second output terminal. A third current source circuit is coupled between the first power supply terminal and the drain of the second transistor. A fourth current source circuit is coupled between the source of the first transistor and the second power supply terminal. A fifth current source circuit is coupled between the source of the second transistor and the second power supply terminal. The input signals of the transistor pair are applied to the gates of the source-input transistors connected to the transistor differential pair.
摘要:
A circuit device for neutralizing thermal drift in a transconductor differential stage using a first circuit portion which corresponds structurally to the transconductor differential stage and has a pair of MOS input transistors defining a transconductance value which is substantially proportional to that of the transconductor differential stage, a pair of bipolar output transistors coupled to the MOS input transistors in a cascode configuration, and a second circuit portion being supplied a current from an output of the first differential portion to thereby output a current to be passed to the transconductor differential stage. The value of the output current is inversely proportional to temperature-dependent parameters of the transconductance.
摘要:
A differential amplifier comprises a pair of current mirror circuits, a pair of constant current supplies and a pair of differential amplifier circuits. The first differential amplifier circuit is provided between the first current mirror circuit and the first constant current supply. The second differential amplifier circuit is positioned between the second constant current supply and the second current mirror circuit. The second differential amplifier circuit includes a pair of multicollector pnp transistors each having a first one of its collectors connected to the second current mirror circuit and a second one of its collectors connected to the second power supply. The first differential amplifier circuit performs differential amplification on an externally supplied input signal and an output signal of the second differential amplifier circuit, thereby to produce complementary differential output signals which are supplied as corresponding input signals to the second differential amplifier circuit and which performs differential amplification thereon and produces, as the output signal thereof, the output signal of the differential amplifier. A plurality of the differential amplifiers may be used in an active filter.
摘要:
An operational amplifier input stage includes two transistors coupled as a differential amplifier to receive input signals. At least one transistor is stacked in a load circuit of each input transistor for the purpose of lowering the voltage across each transistor. In order to eliminate the effects of error currents resulting from conventional resistor self biasing of the stacked transistors, two nodes, to which the input transistors are coupled, are identified. According to a first embodiment, feedback circuits are coupled to each node and each feedback circuit maintains the coupled node at a voltage level established by the feedback apparatus of the operational amplifier. According to a second embodiment, a single feedback circuit controls the voltage at a first node and the same feedback circuit maintains the voltage level of a second node at a constant level. Either feedback circuit eliminates circuit drift and offset voltage changes resulting from changes in common mode and/or power supply voltages by eliminating the effects of resistive loading on the input stage components.
摘要:
An operational amplifier input stage includes two transistors coupled as a differential amplifier to receive input signals. At least one transistor is stacked in a load circuit of each input transistor for the purpose of lowering the voltage across each transistor. In order to eliminate the effects of error currents resulting from conventional resistor self biasing of the stacked transistors, two nodes, to which the input transistors are coupled, are identified. A feedback circuit is coupled to each node and each feedback circuit maintains the coupled node at a voltage level established by the feedback apparatus of the operational amplifier. The disclosed circuit eliminates circuit drift and offset voltages resulting from changes in common mode and/or power supply voltages by eliminating the effects of resistive loading on the input stage components.