Current conveyor circuit
US5055719A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F3/345
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A second generation current conveyor circuit for accepting a current at an input (100) at a low impedance and for providing an output current of the same or a related value at an output (101) at a high impedance. The circuit includes a first transistor (T101) connected in series with second diode connected transistor (T102) between the input and a first voltage supply line. A third transistor (T103) is connected in series with a fourth diode connected transistor (T104) between the first voltage supply line and an input terminal (102) for the application of a reference potential. A fifth transistor (T105) has a control electrode connected to the control electrodes of the second and third transistors and is connected between the first supply voltage line and the output. The control electrodes of the first and fourth transistors are connected in common. A cancelling current is internally generated for cancelling the current through the fourth transistor so that no current is drawn through the input terminal. The cancelling current is internally generated by a sixth transistor (T106) having a control electrode connected to the control electrode of the second transistor (T102) a current…
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