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Wideband amplifier circuit having automatic gain and offset voltage control

US5218320A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1992
Grant dateJun 8, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/3036
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wideband amplifier circuit having automatic offset voltage and gain control, the circuit comprising a main amplifier chain, a negative feedback loop for controlling gain, and a negative feedback loop for controlling and cancelling any possible offset voltage at its output, said main amplifier chain including a gain control amplifier block having a gain control input connected to the gain control negative feedback loop; wherein the gain control amplifier block is preceded in the main chain by a symmetrizer-adder block of fixed gain having a first input constituting the input of the amplifier circuit and a second input connected to the negative feedback loop for controlling and cancelling any possible offset voltage at the output.

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