Quadrupole mass spectrometer driver with higher signal levels

A method of driving an air core transformer having a primary and a secondary, the method comprising:

• splitting a clock-generated output voltage signal into a plurality of out-of-phase voltage signals;
• applying each of the out-of-phase voltage signals differentially to transistors to produce an oscillating signal, wherein each transistor shares a common junction node and, wherein a negative voltage is applied to the transistors at the common junction node to increase a peak value of the signals seen by the respective transistors between the gate terminal and the common junction node of the transistors;
• and
• applying the oscillating signal to the primary.