Differential amplifier
AssigneeNEC Electronics Corporation
InventorNaohiro Matsui
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AssigneeNEC Electronics Corporation
InventorNaohiro Matsui
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In a wireless communications system, it is important to realize a limiter operation by which a differential amplifier for amplifying a local signal may stably supply an output signal having a constant amplitude. However, when a signal handled by the system has a high frequency, a gain of the differential amplifier is reduced and the limiter operation may not be performed appropriately. The differential amplifier is configured employing a double cascode connection to enhance an output impedance, an upper transistor of the double cascode connection realizes enhancement in gain and frequency characteristics based on a positive feedback signal, and a lower transistor of the double cascode connection controls an operating point and suppresses an allowable output voltage range by operating in a linear region and based on a negative feedback signal to facilitate the limiter operation.
A differential amplifier, comprising:
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