Abstract:
A transconductance stage includes at least one principal bipolar transistor having a base linked to an input terminal, a collector linked to an output terminal, and an emitter linked to a supply terminal through a resistor. At least one bipolar compensation transistor is connected in parallel to the principal transistor and linked without going through the resistor to the supply terminal. The value RE of the resistance is chosen so that RE*I0>VT/2, where VT is the thermal voltage and I0 is the quiescent current of the principal transistor.