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US 11,799,427 B2Granted
Amplifier capacitive load compensation
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsVishnuvardhan Reddy Jaladanki, Preetam Charan Anand Tadeparthy
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Abstract
An amplifier includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage is configured to amplify a received signal. The second stage is coupled to the first stage. The second stage includes a source follower and a compensation network. The source follower includes an input and an output. The compensation network is coupled to the input of the source follower and the output of the source follower. The compensation network is configured to modify a magnitude and phase response of the first stage based on a load capacitance coupled to the output of the source follower.
Claims13
An amplifier, comprising:
- a first stage including:
- an output;
- a first compensation network coupled to the output of the first stage;
- a second stage including:
- a source follower including:
- an input coupled to the output of the first stage;
- and
- an output;
- and
- a second compensation network coupled between the input of the source follower and the output of the source follower;
- wherein:
- the source follower includes a first transistor having:
- a first current terminal coupled to a power supply terminal;
- a second current terminal coupled to the second compensation network;
- and
- a control terminal coupled to the output of the first stage;
- and
- the second stage includes:
- a second transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to the first current terminal of the first transistor;
- a control terminal coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor;
- and
- a second current terminal;
- and
- a current mirror circuit coupled to the second current terminal of the first transistor and the second current terminal of the second transistor, wherein the current mirror circuit includes:
- a third transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to the second current terminal of the first transistor;
- a second current terminal coupled to ground;
- and
- a control terminal;
- and
- a fourth transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to the second current terminal of the second transistor;
- a control terminal coupled to the control terminal of the third transistor;
- and
- a second current terminal coupled to the control terminal of the third transistor.
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An amplifier, comprising:
- a first stage configured to amplify a received signal;
- and
- a second stage coupled to the first stage, and including:
- a source follower including an input and an output;
- and
- a compensation network between the input and the output, and configured to modify a magnitude and phase response of the first stage based on a load capacitance coupled to the output of the source follower;
- wherein:
- the source follower includes a first transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to a power supply terminal;
- a second current terminal coupled to ground;
- and
- a control terminal coupled to the first stage;
- and
- the second stage includes a second transistor having:
- a first current terminal coupled to the power supply terminal;
- a second current terminal coupled to ground;
- and
- a control terminal coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor.
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A DC-DC converter comprising:
- a controller;
- a power stage coupled to the controller, and including:
- an amplifier having:
- a first stage configured to amplify a received signal;
- and
- a second stage coupled to the first stage, and including:
- a source follower, wherein the source follower includes:
- an input and an output;
- and
- a first transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to a power supply terminal;
- a second current terminal coupled to ground;
- and
- a control terminal coupled to the first stage;
- a compensation network coupled between the input and the output, and configured to modify a magnitude and phase response of the first stage based on a load capacitance coupled to the output of the source follower;
- and
- a second transistor including:
- a first current terminal coupled to the power supply terminal;
- a second current terminal coupled to ground;
- and
- a control terminal coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.