Amplification device with a bias circuit
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaharu Sato
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AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaharu Sato
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An operational amplifier amplifies a signal received through its input terminal connected directly to a piezoelectric device. A bias voltage generating section includes a voltage divider between the power supply terminal and the ground terminal. The drain and source of a p-channel MOSFET are connected to the input terminal of the operational amplifier and the ground terminal. Since the voltage divider applies a bias voltage to the gate and the backgate, the p-channel MOSFET maintains the OFF state. Since a drain-backgate parasitic diode clamps the drain potential to the bias voltage, the bias voltage is applied to the input terminal of the operational amplifier. Then, the drain-backgate resistance is extremely high. The p-channel MOSFET is embedded on a substrate together with other circuits of the amplification device. Thus, the amplification device with an extremely high input impedance is configured as a single integrated circuit.
An amplifier comprising:
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