Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nonlinear class AB input stage
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Application No.: US15437258Application Date: 2017-02-20
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Publication No.: US10033342B2Publication Date: 2018-07-24
- Inventor: Vadim V. Ivanov , Ravinthiran Balasingam
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45 ; H03G3/30 ; H03F1/34 ; H03F3/21

Abstract:
A circuit includes a differential input stage amplifier that receives a differential input voltage and generates an output voltage based on a difference in the differential input voltage. A feedback loop provides feedback from an output of the differential input stage amplifier to input tail current of the differential input stage amplifier. The feedback loop enables class AB operation of the differential input stage amplifier. At least one gain reducer is operatively coupled to the feedback loop to reduce the gain of the feedback loop. The gain reducer has a resistance value that varies inversely proportional to loop current in the feedback loop to reduce the gain of the feedback loop as loop current increases.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170163230A1 NONLINEAR CLASS AB INPUT STAGE Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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