Amplifiers – With semiconductor amplifying device – Including differential amplifier
Patent
1996-11-06
1998-05-05
Mottola, Steven
Amplifiers
With semiconductor amplifying device
Including differential amplifier
330261, H03F 345
Patent
active
057480400
ABSTRACT:
A very high gain cascode amplifier includes a cascoded differential structure wherein a cascoded N-channel leg comprised of two series connected transistors (56) and (58) are connected between an output node (30) and ground with a corresponding P-channel cascode leg comprised of series connected P-channel transistors (38) and (40) connected between node (30) and V.sub.DD. Transistor (58) is connected to bias voltage, with transistor (56) having a gate thereof connected to a bias circuit (72) which provides gain thereto to increase the gain of a cascoded leg while not introducing any error into the amplifier. The bias circuit (72) has an imbedded structure that sets the gate voltage of transistor (56) to a voltage equal to one threshold voltage plus twice the V.sub.on voltage of transistors (56) and (58). This is achieved via negative feedback with transistors that track any errors, such that all errors are cancelled out and the maximum voltage swing is maintained for all operational characteristics of the cascoded leg.
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Crystal Semiconductor Corporation
Howison Gregory M.
Mottola Steven
Violette J.P.
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