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Chopper stabilization circuits and methods

US7170338B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2005
Grant dateJan 30, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/45396
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An amplifier including a current source transistor for supplying a current to a node from a voltage rail and an input transistor switching the current at the node in response to an input signal chopped by a chopping signal. A cascode-chopping transistor operating both as a cascode transistor and a chopping transistor couples the node and an amplifier output in response to a bias voltage chopped by the chopping signal.

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