摘要:
An apparatus is disclosed for providing a common mode voltage to the inputs of a first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) which outputs the difference between two signals. A second differential amplifier (406, R9, R10) receives the output of the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4), and the output of the second differential amplifier (406, R9, R10) is fed back to the inputs of the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) as a common mode voltage. Since both inputs of the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) receive the fed back common mode voltage, the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) still outputs only the difference in the two signals, but the presence of the common mode voltage allows the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) to operate with lower noise if the voltage levels of the inputs to the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4) vary. The second differential amplifier (406, R9, R10) may be of significantly lower quality and cost than the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4), without affecting the performance of the first differential amplifier (404, R3, R4).
摘要:
An amplifier 100 has an input 108 for receiving a signal to be amplified and an output 110 for outputting an amplified signal. The amplifier 100 comprises a main amplification stage 102, an auxiliary amplification stage 104 and a controller 106. The main amplification stage 102 comprises a main amplification circuit 200 and the auxiliary amplification stage 104 comprises an auxiliary amplification circuit 202. Each of the main amplification circuit 200 and the auxiliary amplification circuit 202 comprises a p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor T1, T3 and an n-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor T2, T4. The PMOS and NMOS transistors T3, T4 of the auxiliary amplification circuit 202 are either identical to the PMOS and NMOS transistors T1, T2 of the main amplification circuit 200 or are scaled down copies of the PMOS and NMOS transistors T1, T2 of the main amplification circuit 200. The auxiliary amplification circuit 202 amplifies the input signal to generate a control signal and the controller 106 controls a function of the amplifier 100 based on the control signal.
摘要:
A structure for preventing simultaneous conduction in the power transistors of an ouput circuit of an audio system includes an auxiliary device in each of the high side control and low side control circuits controlling the power transistors. The auxiliary device in the high side control circuit is turned on simultaneously with the high side power transistor to provide a control signal to the low side control circuit, thereby turning off the low side power transistor. Conversely, the auxiliary device in the low side control circuit is turned on simultaneously with the low side power transistor to provide a control signal to the high side control circuit, thereby turning off the high side power transistor. Thus, simultaneous conduction in the high and low side power transistors is prevented.
摘要:
A structure for preventing simultaneous conduction in the power transistors of an ouput circuit of an audio system includes an auxiliary device in each of the high side control and low side control circuits controlling the power transistors. The auxiliary device in the high side control circuit is turned on simultaneously with the high side power transistor to provide a control signal to the low side control circuit, thereby turning off the low side power transistor. Conversely, the auxiliary device in the low side control circuit is turned on simultaneously with the low side power transistor to provide a control signal to the high side control circuit, thereby turning off the high side power transistor. Thus, simultaneous conduction in the high and low side power transistors is prevented.
摘要:
An amplifier arrangement comprises a signal input (Iin+, Iin- ) to receive a signal to be amplified, a signal output (Out) to provide an amplified signal, an amplifier stage (AS) coupled between the signal input (Iin+, Iin-) and the signal output (Out), a switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin-), a switchable gain boosting stage (GB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin-), and a switching device (SD) coupled to the amplifier stage (AS) such that either an output of the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) or an output of the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) are coupled to the amplifier stage (AS). In one embodiment, by enabling the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) in an initial large-signal phase of amplification and the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) in a latter small-signal phase of amplification by means of the switching device (SD), high gain and low current consumption are simultaneously realised. Furthermore, a method for signal amplification is provided.
摘要:
An operational amplifier includes an input stage supplied with an input signal and an output signal which responds to an intermediate signal from the input stage and produces an output signal at an output terminal. The output stage includes a first field effect or bipolar transistor coupled between a first power terminal and the output terminal and driven by the intermediate signal, a phase-inverting circuit responding to the intermediate signal and producing a phase-inverted signal, and a second field effect or bipolar transistor coupled between a second power terminal and the output terminal and driven by the phase-inverted signal, the first transistor having a channel type or a conductivity type equal to that of the second transistor.
摘要:
A high gain differential amplifier including a differential transistor pair (M₁, M₂) having first and second transistors (M₁, M₂) whose gates are connected to first and second input terminals (t₁, t₂); a current mirror circuit wherein the drain of the transistor (M₁) is connected to an output terminal; a transistor (M₅) whose gate and drain are connected to the drain of transistor (M₁) and output terminal of the current mirror circuit, and to the output terminal (t₃) and the drain of transistor (M₂), respectively; a transistor (M₆) whose drain and gate are connected to an input terminal of the current mirror circuit, and to a bias power supply terminal, respectively; and constant-current source (I₁, I₂) which are connected to the common sources of differential transistor pair (M₁, M₂) and a source of the transistor (M₆), respectively. The addition of the sixth transistor (M₆) permits a voltage between the drain and source of the third and fourth transistors (M₃, M₄) to be nearly equal. As a result, a drain current ratio between the third and fourth transistors (M₃, M₄) can be precisely determined and thus an input offset voltage can be reduced to nearly zero.
摘要:
Operational amplifier (10) comprised of MOSFET elements which provides for a variable drive for an output stage (18) that results in lower power dissipation and increased gain factor over comparable circuits using constant bias drive for the output stage. A bias section (14) comprised of complementary MOS elements (24, 26) is connected to a single MOSFET (40) that furnishes constant current to the signal input section of a differential amplifier section (20). The output of this differential amplifier is furnished by one path directly to one complementary MOSFET element (72) of a high impedance output stage and by another path to a level shift section (16) which provides an output to a second complementary MOSFET element (80) of the output stage. Thus, the circuit functions under class A-B operation at low power dissipation and provides high open loop gain. Additional embodiments of the invention utilize three MOSFET elements (104, 106, 108) in the level shift section or an additional output stage having an NPN transistor (120) in combination with an N channel MOSFET (122).
摘要:
Un circuit de commande (10) approprie a une utilisation dans un amplificateur operationnel, comprend un transistor de redressement bipolaire (36) qui envoie un courant a une borne de sortie (38) proportionnellement a un courant de commande applique, et un transistor de rabaissement MOS (48) qui affaiblit le courant provenant de la borne de sortie (38) proportionnellement a une tension de commande appliquee. Un transistor de commande MOS (32) fournit un courant de commande constant pour le transistor de redressement (36), et un transistor de shuntage MOS (44) shunte le courant de commande en l'eloignant du transistor bipolaire (36) proportionnellement a la tension de commande. Un circuit de compensation de convergence (14) developpe une tension de polarisation predeterminee sur la base du transistor bipolaire (36) par rapport a la tension sur la borne de sortie (38) pour assurer un niveau minimum de fonctionnement du transistor bipolaire (36) lorsque la borne de sortie (38) est proche de la tension de terre analogique.
摘要:
An operational amplifier comprises a differential circuit (1) and an output amplifier (2) the input of which is connected to the output of the differential circuit. The input of an inverting amplifier (4) of a phase-compensating circuit is connected to the output of the differential circuit and a phase-compensating capacitor (C c ) is connected between the output of the inverting amplifier and the output of the differential amplifier. The signal delay time of the inverting amplifier (4) is shorter than that of the output amplifier (2).