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CIC hearing device

US9456285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 2012
Grant dateSep 27, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/03
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

CIC Hearing device (50, 1000, 1100) comprising electronics configured to receive an electrical signal as an input signal and generate an output signal provided to a receiver, the electronics including a variable gain amplifier with input buffering circuitry including a compound transistor, the electronics being configured to bias the compound transistor such that a quiescent current associated with the output signal is limited or controlled.

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