Amplifier circuit
US7508258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45726
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a chopper amplifier circuit capable of eliminating an influence of a slew rate of an amplifier and suppressing spike generation to thereby obtain an output signal having little harmonic distortion. The chopper amplifier circuit according to the present invention includes: a first chopper circuit for chopping an input signal by a first pulse and a second pulse shifted from each other in phase by a half cycle, switching a relation of connection between an input terminal pair and an output terminal pair at a timing of the chopping, and outputting the input signal as a modulated signal; an amplifier for amplifying the modulated signal and outputting the modulated signal thus amplified as an amplified signal; a first sample hold circuit for holding the amplified signal at the first pulse and outputting the amplified signal at the second pulse; and a second sample hold circuit for holding the amplified signal at the second pulse and outputting the amplified signal at the first pulse.
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