US 5,907,260 AGranted

Differential amplifying circuit

AssigneeMitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.

InventorsMasaru Takeuchi, Yukihiro Terada

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Abstract

First and second input signals are supplied to the bases of first and second input transistors, respectively, and the first and second input transistors output currents in accordance with the first and second input signals, respectively. A resistor provided between the emitter of the first input transistor and the emitter of the second input. transistor generates the differential voltage of the first input signal and the second input signal. First and second constant-current sources supply currents to the collectors of the first and second input transistors, respectively. The collectors of first and second control transistors are connected to the emitters of the first and second input transistors, respectively, and the base voltages of the first and second control transistors are controlled in accordance with the emitter currents of the first and second input transistors, respectively. The bases of first and second output transistors are connected to the bases of the first and second control transistors, respectively, and the first and second output transistors control their collector currents in accordance with the base voltages of the first and second control transistors, respectively.

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Dependent claims

A differential amplifying circuit, comprising:

a first input transistor, a first input signal being supplied to the base of said first input transistor and said first input transistor outputting a current in accordance with said first input signal;
a second input transistor, a second input signal being supplied to the base of said second input / transistor and said second input transistor outputting a current in accordance with said second input / signal;
a resistance component which is provided between the emitter of said first input transistor and the emitter of said second input transistor, and generates a differential voltage of said first input signal and said second input signal;
a first constant-current source which supplies a current to the collector of said first input transistor;
a second constant-current source which supplies a current to the collector of said second input transistor;
a first control transistor, the collector of which is connected to the emitter of said first input transistor, the base voltage of said first control transistor being controlled in accordance with the emitter current of said first input transistor;
a second control transistor, the collector of which is connected to the emitter of said second input transistor, the base voltage of said second control transistor being controlled in accordance with the emitter current of said second input transistor;
a first output transistor, the base of which is connected to the base of said first control transistor, said first output transistor controlling its collector current in accordance with the base voltage of said first control transistor;
a second output transistor, the base of which is connected to the base of said second control transistor, said second output transistor controlling its collector current in accordance with the base voltage of said second control transistor;
a voltage source which generates a bias voltage;
a first current supply transistor, the bias voltage generated by said voltage source being applied to the base of said first current supply transistor, the emitter of said first current supply transistor being connected to the connection point of said first constant-current source and the collector of said first current supply transistor being connected to the base of said first control transistor and to the base of said first output transistor;
and
a second current supply transistor;
the bias voltage generated by said voltage source being applied to the base of said second current supply transistor, the emitter of said second current supple transistor being connected to the connection point of said second constant-current source and the collector of said second input transistor, the collector of said second current supply transistor being connected to the base of said second control transistor and to the base of said second output transistor.

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A differential amplifying circuit, comprising:

a first NPN transistor, a first input signal being supplied to the base of said first NPN transistor and said first NPN transistor outputting a current in accordance with said first input signal;
a second NPN transistor, a second input signal being supplied to the base of said second NPN transistor and said second NPN transistor outputting a current in accordance with said second input signal;
a resistor which is provided between the emitter of said first NPN transistor and the emitter of said second NPN transistor, and generates the differential voltage of said first input signal and said second input signal;
a first constant-current source which supplies a current to the collector of said first NPN transistor;
a second constant-current source which supplies a current to the collector of said second NPN transistor;
a third NPN transistor, the collector of which is connected to the emitter of said first NPN transistor, the base voltage of said third NPN transistor being controlled in accordance with the emitter current of said first NPN transistor;
a fourth NPN transistor, the collector of which is connected to the emitter of said second NPN transistor, the base voltage of said fourth NPN transistor being controlled in accordance with the emitter current of said second NPN transistor;
a fifth NPN transistor, the base of which is connected to the base of said third NPN transistor, said fifth NPN transistor controlling its collector current in accordance with the base voltage of said third NPN transistor;
a sixth NPN transistor, the base of which is connected to the base of said fourth NPN transistor, said sixth NPN transistor controlling its collector current in accordance with the base voltage of said fourth NPN transistor;
a voltage source which generates a bias voltage;
a first PNP transistor, the bias voltage generated by said voltage source being applied to the base of said first PNP transistor, the emitter of said first PNP transistor being connected to the connection point of said first constant-current source and the collector of said first NPN transistor, the collector of said first PNP transistor being connected to the base of said third NPN transistor and to the base of said fifth NPN transistor;
and
a second PNP transistor, the bias voltage generated by said voltage source being applied to the base of said second PNP transistor, the emitter of said second PNP transistor being connected to the connection point of said second constant-current source and the collector of said second NPN transistor, the collector of said second PNP transistor being connected to the base of said fourth NPN transistor and to the base of said sixth NPN transistor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/901,151Filed 28 Jul 1997
Priority: JP 8-20257631 Jul 1996
Granted: 25 May 1999
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H03F 3/45197
Using MOSFET transistors as the active amplifying circuit: pl types
H03F 3/45107
PI types: folded cascode stages
H03F 2203/45028
Indexing scheme relating to differential amplifiers: the differential amplifier amplifying transistors are folded cascode coupled transistors
H03F 2203/45112
Indexing scheme relating to differential amplifiers: the biasing of the differential amplifier being controlled from the input or the output signal