Amplifiers – With semiconductor amplifying device – Including current mirror amplifier
Patent
1996-04-11
1999-02-02
Mottola, Steven
Amplifiers
With semiconductor amplifying device
Including current mirror amplifier
330308, H03F 308
Patent
active
058670661
ABSTRACT:
A current amplifier includes a cascode transistor for fixing the voltage of an input of the amplifier; a first constant current source connected between the input and a first supply voltage; a second constant current source, for providing a current lower than the first current source, connected between a second supply voltage and the cascode transistor; a second transistor, of different type than the cascode transistor, connected between the input and the second supply voltage, and controlled by the node between the cascode transistor and the second current source; and an output transistor of same type as the second transistor, connected to the second supply voltage and controlled by the node.
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Bonhoure Bruno
Dell'ova Francis
Paillardet Frederic
Carlson David V.
Donohue Michael J.
Mottola Steven
SGS--Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l.
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