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Active resistor for stability compensation

US5617064A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 1995
Grant dateApr 1, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/45471
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An active termination resistor is provided within a feedback loop circuit thus advantageously increasing the stability of the feedback loop circuit. In particular, the active termination resistor traces the impedance of the feedback loop such that R(f).congruent.1/GM3(f). The active resistor may also be configured to track the value of the resistor to set the feedback transconductance over process and temperature variations to ensure stability of the feedback loop over these variations.

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