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Sampling-holding circuit with high sampling frequency

US4937472A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1987
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C27/024
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ultra-fast sample-and-hold circuit for the processing of analog signals comprises a diodes bridge: an input signal VE is applied to the input point and copied at the output point; the output signal is memorized in a capacitance. At the midpoints of the bridge, two current sources are applied. The voltages at the midpoints are servo-linked, in the hold mode, to the output voltage by means of a voltage follower and diodes mounted diagonally across the bridge, the two switches of the current sources being controlled by a signal clock signal. It is applied to signal processing chains in instrumentation, radar and telecommunications.

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