ECL-CMOS converter
US5012137A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/09448
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ECL-CMOS converter composed of a voltage-to-current converter and of a current-to-voltage converter is interconnected according to the "mismatched amplifier" principle. At two inputs of the voltage-to-current converter, the ECL input voltages are converted into a current that can be taken at an output of the voltage-to-current converter. The current is subsequently amplified in a current-to-voltage converter to an output voltage that is available at an output of the current-to-voltage converter. The current-to-voltage converter is composed of a feedback inverter stage, as a result thereof the operating point at an input of the current-to-voltage converter is stabilized at about half of an operating voltage of the converter.
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