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Activation signal output circuit having multiple amplifier circuits

US7536153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2004
Grant dateMay 19, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/54
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

With a capacitor C inserted in an interstage portion of multiple stages of amplifier circuits, a high pass filter is generated by the capacitor C and an input impedance |Z| of an amplifier circuit in the next stage. Accordingly, frequency components lower than a cutoff frequency fc are cut off, and therefore are not transferred to the subsequent stage. However, radio frequency components higher than or equal to a fundamental wave component determined by an envelope of a radio frequency signal intermittently transmitted can be transferred. Consequently, transfer of DC offset potentials can be cut off, and noise, such as flicker noise, having great power in a DC or near-DC zone can be effectively cut off. Thereby, the S/N ratio, detection sensitivity, and detection accuracy can be improved.

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