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US 4,748,420 AGranted
Quadcomp amplifier
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorArthur J. Metz
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Abstract
A differential transconductance amplifier includes two error amplifiers which provide an error correction current which linearizes a main differential amplifier. Two reference transistors coupled to the main differential amplifier provides two sets of input voltages to the two error correction amplifiers. The output currents of the main amplifier and the two error correction amplifiers are summed to produce a linearized output.
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A differential transconductance amplifier for converting an input differential voltage into an output differential current comprising:
- a. a main differential amplifier having first and second inputs for receiving the input differential voltage, first and second outputs, and first and second emitter terminals;
- b. first and second reference devices each having an input, a positive output and a negative output, each input being respectively coupled to said first and second main differential amplifier inputs, and the positive outputs of said first and second reference devices being respectively cross coupled to said first and second main differential amplifier outputs for providing said output differential current;
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- c. first and second error correction amplifiers each having a pair of inputs and a pair of outputs, the inputs of said first error correction amplifier being coupled between the negative output of said first reference device and said first emitter terminal, the outputs of said first error correction amplifier being crosscoupled thereto, the inputs of said second error correction amplifier being coupled between said second emitter terminal and the negative output of said second reference device, the outputs of said second error correction amplifier being crosscoupled thereto.
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