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US 4,303,891 AGranted
Monolithic integrated circuit with frequency dependent amplification
AssigneeITT Industries, Inc.
InventorGerhard Achtstaetter
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Abstract
A sound amplifier is provided in a monolithic integrated circuit form and includes tone compensated volume control achieved by the use of emitter followers and a capacitor connected at one side to ground.
Claims2
A monolithic integrated circuit with frequency dependent amplification, employing a first transistor operated as an emitter follower, and a capacitor applied with one side to the zero point of the circuit, wherein the improvement comprises:
- the capacitor being connected between the emitter of the first transistor which is operated as an emitter follower and the zero point of the circuit;
- a first resistor connecting the collector of the first transistor to a point of constant potential;
- the collector of the first transistor being applied to the base of a second transistor operated as an emitter follower, with the emitter thereof being connected to the base of the first transistor;
- the emitter of a third transistor operated as an emitter follower, being connected across a second resistor to the emitter of said second transistor;
- the base of said third transistor being applied to the point of constant potential;
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- a signal input at the base of the second transistor, and a signal output being the collector of one of said second and third transistors, whereby amplification of bass frequencies is increased.
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