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Operational amplifier having an adjustable frequency compensation

US5825250A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1996
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/086
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated operational amplifier with adjustable frequency compensation having a transconductance input stage and an amplifier output stage connected serially together between an input terminal and an output terminal of the operational amplifier. For the purpose of frequency compensation, moreover, a compensation block is connected across the input and the output of the output stage. The compensation block uses a plurality of charge storage elements connected in parallel together and in series with switch block which selects a sub-plurality of said charge storage elements in response to an external signal of the amplifier. The compensation block thereby provides an overall effective capacitance for frequency compensation.

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