Differential amplifier comprising an unlocking device
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorClaude Renous
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AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorClaude Renous
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A differential amplifier may include a first stage including a first transistor and a second transistor having the same polarity and assembled to constitute a differential amplifier. The first stage may be supplied by first and second mirror current sources. The differential amplifier may further include a common mode control circuit, which may include two inputs receiving a reference voltage VCM and a common mode voltage controlling the first and second mirror current sources, respectively. The differential amplifier may further include a Miller gain stage having inputs and for a setting gain-band product. The differential amplifier may further include an unlocking circuit, inserted between the common mode voltage and the Miller gain stage inputs, to cause the Miller gain stage to conduct on circuit start-up.
A differential amplifier comprising:
An integrated circuit differential amplifier comprising:
A method for providing unblocking in a differential amplifier comprising a first stage including first and second transistors of a first polarity connected together in a differential amplifier configuration, first and second current mirror sources for supplying current to said first and second transistors, respectively, and a control circuit having a first input receiving a reference voltage and a second input receiving a representative common mode voltage from outputs of the differential amplifier, the amplifier also comprising a second Miller stage comprising third and fourth transistors of a second polarity receiving output signals from said first stage, the method comprising:
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