Amplifiers – Signal feedback – Frequency responsive feedback means
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-29
2009-10-20
Nguyen, Patricia (Department: 2817)
Amplifiers
Signal feedback
Frequency responsive feedback means
C330S098000, C330S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07605650
ABSTRACT:
A switched capacitor CMOS amplifier uses a first stage non-inverting CMOS amplifier driving a second stage inverting CMOS amplifier. The first stage amplifier is provided with positive feedback to substantially increase the gain of the first stage amplifier. In the described examples, the positive feedback is provided either by connecting a capacitor from the output to the input of the first stage amplifier or by connecting a shunt transistor in parallel with an input transistor and driving the transistor from the output of the first stage amplifier. The substantially increased gain resulting from the positive feedback allows the gain of the switched capacitor amplifier to be set by the ratio of the capacitance of an input capacitor to the capacitance of a feedback capacitor. The amplifier also includes switching transistors for periodically discharging the input capacitor and the feedback capacitor.
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Nguyen Patricia
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