摘要:
An output stage (123) includes two transistors (T3, T4) (switching transistor, and biasing transistor) coupled in series in a pullup current path between a VDDA node and an output node, (120) and also includes two transistors (Tl, T2) (switching transistor and biasing transistor) coupled in series in a pulldown current path between the output node (121) and a ground node. Providing the biasing transistors (T2,T4) reduces the maximum voltage dropped across the transistors, thereby allowing the transistors to have lower breakdown voltages than VDDA. An adaptive biasing circuit (26) adjusts the gate voltage on a biasing transistor (T2,T4) based on the output node (121) voltage. If the output voltage is in a midrange, then the gate voltage is set farther away from a rail voltage in order to reduce voltage stress. If the output voltage is in a range closer to the rail voltage, then the gate voltage is set closer to the rail voltage, thereby facilitating rail-to-rail output voltage swings.
摘要:
A differential amplifier (60, 60') enhances common-mode stability by making two nodes (86, 87) of a first stage low common-mode impedance nodes and thus shifting a common-mode dominant pole from the two nodes (86, 87). The first stage includes an input portion (80, 80') and a differential load (110, 110'). The input portion (80, 80') provides first and second currents respectively to the differential load (110, 110') in response to a differential input voltage. The first and second currents have a differential component and a common-mode component. The differential load (110, 110') converts the differential and common-mode components of the first and second currents into differential and common-mode voltages, respectively, and provides a high impedance to the differential component and a low impedance to the common-mode component.
摘要:
An operational amplifier with a high input resistance and a high bandwidth particularly suitable for capacitive loads and which above all keeps its operating point within narrow limits independently of technological fluctuations uses bipolar cascodes (Q6, Q16, Q7, Q17) as output branches which are driven with high resistivity through PMOS cascode transistors (M6, M7) directly by the differential amplifier transistor pair (M4, M5). The current is thus uncoupled and the operating point of the operational amplifier is kept constant even when technological fluctuations are taken in account.
摘要:
A switched amplifier circuit arrangement comprises a main amplifier (Amp) having an input terminal (In) and an output terminal (Out) and a regulating amplifier (rAmp) to set an input and an output operating point of the main amplifier (Amp). The regulating amplifier (rAmp) exhibits an auxiliary amplifier (A) having a first input terminal coupled to a reference level (Vref), a second input terminal (Ain) coupled to the output terminal (Out), and an output terminal (Aout) which is connected via a first switch (S1) to the input terminal (In). Moreover, the switched amplifier circuit arrangement comprises a cancellation capacitor (Cc) coupled to the input terminal (In), a second switch (S2) which is coupled between the output terminal (Out) and the cancellation capacitor (Cc) at a first circuit node (n1), and a third switch (S3) connected between the circuit node (n1) and the reference level (Vref).
摘要:
An amplifying circuit comprises: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided in an input stage; and a first bias circuit. The input signal is input into a control terminal of the first transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first potential, a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second potential that is equal to or different from the first potential, a second terminal of the third transistor is connected to a third potential, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth potential, the first bias circuit is connected between a control terminal of the third transistor and a control terminal of the fourth transistor.
摘要:
An amplifying circuit comprises: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided in an input stage; and a first bias circuit. The input signal is input into a control terminal of the first transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first potential, a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second potential that is equal to or different from the first potential, a second terminal of the third transistor is connected to a third potential, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth potential, the first bias circuit is connected between a control terminal of the third transistor and a control terminal of the fourth transistor.
摘要:
An operational amplifier with a high input resistance and a high bandwidth particularly suitable for capacitive loads and which above all keeps its operating point within narrow limits independently of technological fluctuations uses bipolar cascodes (Q6, Q16, Q7, Q17) as output branches which are driven with high resistivity through PMOS cascode transistors (M6, M7) directly by the differential amplifier transistor pair (M4, M5). The current is thus uncoupled and the operating point of the operational amplifier is kept constant even when technological fluctuations are taken in account.
摘要:
A linear amplifier is provided to have higher efficiency for an envelope tracking modulator. In one embodiment, a first stage amplifier circuit can be simply operated in a high gain mode or a high bandwidth mode for different applications, without using large chip area. In another embodiment, an output stage has a cascode structure whose dynamic range is controlled according to a voltage level of a supply voltage, to make a core device within the output stage have better protection and suitable dynamic range.
摘要:
An amplifying circuit comprises: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor provided in an input stage; and a first bias circuit. The input signal is input into a control terminal of the first transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first potential, a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second potential that is equal to or different from the first potential, a second terminal of the third transistor is connected to a third potential, a second terminal of the fourth transistor is connected to a fourth potential, the first bias circuit is connected between a control terminal of the third transistor and a control terminal of the fourth transistor.