Amplifiers – With semiconductor amplifying device – Including particular biasing arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
2002-10-15
2004-04-06
Mottola, Steven J. (Department: 2817)
Amplifiers
With semiconductor amplifying device
Including particular biasing arrangement
C330S297000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06717473
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates, in general, to electronics, and more particularly, to methods of forming semiconductor devices and structure.
In the past, the electronics industry utilized various approaches to forming voltage references for audio amplifiers. These audio amplifiers required a stable reference voltage with low settling times in order to provide high quality audio amplification that had good power supply noise rejection. In general, a very high quality voltage regulator was utilized to provide a power source and the reference voltage was developed from this power source. Often, a filter was used on the output of the voltage reference in order to improve power supply noise rejection at low frequencies, such as frequencies below about five Hz. One problem with such audio amplifier systems was system cost. The low dropout voltage regulator was complicated and expensive to implement and increased system cost. Additionally, the filter often had a cut-off frequency of approximately two to three Hz. Such high cut off frequencies resulted in poor power supply noise rejection.
Accordingly, it is desirable to have an audio amplifier voltage reference that has a low cut-off frequency, that does not require a high quality voltage regulator, and that has a fast settling time.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5751823 (1998-05-01), Strickland et al.
patent: 5850139 (1998-12-01), Edwards
Bernard Patrick
Perrin Christian
Quelen Anthony
Hightower Robert F.
Mottola Steven J.
Semiconductor Components Industries L.L.C.
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