Rail-to-rail amplifier
US8130034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F3/45192
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rail-to-rail amplifier includes an NMOS type amplification unit configured to perform an amplification operation on differential input signals in a domain in which DC levels of the differential input signals are higher than a first threshold value, a PMOS type folded-cascode amplification unit configured to perform an amplification operation on the differential input signals in a domain in which the DC levels of the differential input signals are lower than a second threshold value which is higher than the first threshold value, the PMOS type folded-cascode amplification unit being cascade-coupled to the NMOS type amplification unit, and an adaptive biasing unit configured to interrupt a current path of the PMOS type folded-cascode amplification unit in a domain in which the DC levels of the differential input signals are higher than the second threshold value in response to the differential input signals.
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