Transconductance amplifier with improved linearity
US8067982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45482
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a transconductance amplifier, intended to supply current variations di when it receives voltage variations dv, with a desired conversion coefficient Gm called transconductance: Gm=di/dv.The amplifier comprises a PMOS transistor (MP1) and an NMOS transistor (MP2) connected by their drains, their gates both being connected to the voltage input receiving dv; the source of the first transistor is connected to a constant current source (IB1) and to a resistor (R) and to the drain of a third MOS transistor (MN3) of the same type as the first; the sources of the second (MN2) and third (MN3) transistors are commoned, the gate of the third transistor being connected to the drains of the first and second; the output is connected to a circuit (MN4) which mirrors the current of the third transistor.The resulting amplifier has good linearity and can be used in a sample and hold device used to sample charges.
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