Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced transconductance circuit
- Patent Title (中): 增强型跨导电路
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Application No.: US13424961Application Date: 2012-03-20
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Publication No.: US08692615B2Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Sandro Herrera
- Applicant: Sandro Herrera
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45

Abstract:
A transconductance circuit that improves linearity and output current over a wider range of input voltages than prior designs. The transconductance circuit may include first and second sets of paired differential transistors. In each set, emitters of the paired transistors may be commonly coupled to corresponding nodes of a common impedance, and collectors may be coupled to output terminals of the transconductance circuit. The circuit may further include first and second sets of doublet differential transistor pairs, each doublet pair having transistors of different sizes. Each doublet pair may have current sources coupled between commonly coupled emitters and a source potential. Respective collectors for each doublet pair may be coupled to the output terminals of the transconductance circuit. A pair of voltage followers may be provided to replicate corresponding input voltages across corresponding bases of the differential transistor pairs and the doublet transistor pairs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130249632A1 ENHANCED TRANSCONDUCTANCE CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2013-09-26
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