摘要:
A monolithic IC chip having a differential amplifier comprising a pair of JFETs with their top and back gates electrically isolated to provide a low-leakage-current input to the top gates. The amplifier includes independent bias circuitry for setting the potentials of the JFET back gates to a level close to that of the top gates. This circuitry includes resistive means coupled to the source electrodes of the input JFETs, and operable to establish a low-noise bias point for the back gates. The bias circuitry includes a reference current source comprising a pair of JFETs identical to the input JFETs and arranged to provide a gate-to-source voltage to match that of the input JFETs.
摘要:
A BiCMOS Transconductor differential stage (10) for high frequency filters comprises an input circuit portion having signal inputs (IN+,IN-) and comprising a pair of MOS transistors (M1,M2) having their respective gate terminals (G1,G2) corresponding to the signal inputs as well as an output circuit portion having signal outputs (OUT-,OUT+) and comprising a pair of two-pole transistors (Q1,Q2) connected together with a common base in a circuit node (B) and inserted between inputs (IN+,IN-) and outputs (OUT-,OUT+) in cascode configuration. The stage (10) in accordance with the present invention calls for a switching device (3) associated with at least one of said added two-pole transistors (Q1,Q2) to change the connections between the parasite capacitors present in the transconductor stage. The switching device (3) also comprises at least one added two-pole transistor (Q1x, Q2x) connected in a removable manner in parallel with the corresponding two-pole cascode transistor (Q1,Q2). In a variant embodiment there are also provided respective added MOS transistors (M1x,M2x) connected in parallel with the MOS transistors (M1,M2) of the input portion to change the ratio W:L of each of the input transistors (M1,M2).
摘要:
Unitary-gain final stage particularly for monolithically integratable power amplifiers, which comprises a pair of final N-channel MOS power transistors (1,2). The first transistor (1) has its drain terminal connected to a supply voltage (3) and its source terminal connected to the drain terminal of the second transistor (2). The source terminal of the second transistor (2) is connected to the ground. The output terminal of the power amplifier is connected between the source terminal of the first transistor (1) and the drain terminal of the second transistor (2). The final stage furthermore comprises a high-gain feedback differential amplifier (5) which has its non-inverting input terminal connected to the input of the power amplifier, its inverting input terminal connected to the output terminal (4) of the differential amplifier (5) and its output terminal connected to the gate terminal of the second transistor (2). A leveling circuit (6) is furthermore connected to the gate terminal of the second transistor (2). A third MOS transistor (7) has its source terminal connected to the input of the amplifier, and its gate terminal and drain terminal are connected to the gate terminal of the first transistor (1) and to a first driven current source (8).
摘要:
An electronic comparator circuit (1), of a type which comprises a first, differential stage (2) input circuit portion provided with a differential pair of bipolar transistors (T2,T3) forming respective outputs of thee input portion (2), is further provided with an output stage (3) comprising a first pair of MOS transistors (M1,M2), with gate electrodes (G1,G2) in common, respectively connected on the one side to said outputs (C2,C3) and on the other side to a positive supply pole (Vc) via a current mirror circuit, and a second pair of MOS transistors (M5,M6), with gate electrodes (G5,G6) in common, connected between said outputs (C2,C3) and ground. A drain electrode (D2) of the first pair of MOS transistors (M1,M2) forms an output (OUT) for the comparator (1), the latter having shown itself to be specially fast during the switch phase and combining the advantages of bipolar technology circuits and of those in the CMOS technology.
摘要:
A transconductance amplifier and method for improving the phase response and linearity. A differential amplifier circuit receives differential signals for amplification on respective bases of input bipolar transistors. The transistors amplify a small signal received on the based connections to produce an amplified output current. The differential amplifier circuit is connected to load impedances which form a cascode transconductance amplifier output stage. Feedback transistors provide a feedback voltage from the emitters of each of the different bipolar transistors to the base, improving the linearity of the differential amplifier. Phase compensation is provided by cross coupling through first and second capacitors a portion of each individual differential signal component to the base connections of the differential amplifier input transistor.
摘要:
A circuit device (1) for neutralizing thermal drift in a transconductor differential stage (4), comprises:
a first circuit portion (2) which corresponds structurally to said transconductor differential stage (4) and has a pair of MOS input transistors (M1,M2) defining a transconductance value which is substantially proportional to that of the transconductor stage (4), and a second pair of bipolar output transistors (Q1,Q2) coupled to the aforementioned ones in a cascode configuration, and a second circuit portion (3) which comprises means (Q4,Q5,Q6,Q7) being supplied a current (Ia) from an output (C2) of said first differential portion (2) to thereby output (D4) a current (Iu) to be passed to the stage (4) whose value is inversely proportional to temperature-dependent parameters of the transconductance.
摘要:
An output amplifier for pulse generators comprises a first bipolar transistor amplifier stage (4) and a second gallium arsenide field-effect (GaAs FET) transistor stage (5). The GaAs FET transistor amplifier stage (5) is used to generate high output swing and fast transition times over a wide frequency band, whereas the bipolar transistor amplifier stage (4) provides high gain and compensation of the GaAs anomalies.
摘要:
A monolithic IC chip having a differential amplifier comprising a pair of JFETs with their top and back gates electrically isolated to provide a low-leakage-current input to the top gates. The amplifier includes independent bias circuitry for setting the potentials of the JFET back gates to a level close to that of the top gates. This circuitry includes resistive means coupled to the source electrodes of the input JFETs, and operable to establish a low-noise bias point for the back gates. The bias circuitry includes a reference current source comprising a pair of JFETs identical to the input JFETs and arranged to provide a gate-to-source voltage to match that of the input JFETs.
摘要:
Provided is an electric charge detection circuit that enables easily performing gain adjustment on the input side of a differential amplifier circuit. Ends on one side of physical quantity detection sensors 21, 22 formed of any of an electric charge generation-type sensor and a capacitance change-type sensor are connected to negative electrode input terminals of a differential amplifier circuit 1, and ends on the other side are connected to positive electrode input terminals of the differential amplifier circuit 1. A feedback resistor Rf and a feedback capacitor Cf are connected in parallel between the negative electrode input terminal and an output terminal of the differential amplifier circuit 1, and a cancel resistor Rc and a cancel capacitor Cc are connected in parallel between a reference voltage and the positive electrode input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit 1. Drain voltage adjustment circuits 12, 13 are provided that adjust the drain voltage of at least one of two field effect transistors FET 1, FET 2 to which positive and negative differential inputs of the differential amplifier circuit 1 are individually inputted. Gain adjustment of at least one of the positive and negative differential inputs is thus enabled.