Low current offset integrator with signal independent low input capacitance buffer circuit
AssigneeNational Semiconductor Corporation
InventorsJun Wan, Peter R. Holloway
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AssigneeNational Semiconductor Corporation
InventorsJun Wan, Peter R. Holloway
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A buffer circuit (318) including a first half circuit and a second half circuit. Each half circuit includes a first MOS transistor (M4, M9) as the input device and a source follower, a second MOS transistor (M23, M22) as a transconductance amplifier device, and a third MOS transistor (M5, M8) as a folded cascode device. The first half circuit receives a buffer input voltage as the input voltage and the second half circuit receives a reference voltage as the input voltage. The first and second half circuits providing a pair of differential output signals indicative of the buffer input voltage. The buffer circuit has a very low input capacitance where the input capacitance does not vary with the buffer input voltage and other operating conditions, such as fabrication process, temperature and power supply voltage variations.
A buffer circuit (318), comprising:
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