US 7,924,090 B2 · Amplifying device

Abstract

An amplifying device for setting input impedance at several GΩ to several tens of GΩ and improving an ESD withstand current rating is provided. An ECM is connected to an input terminal 21 and frequency characteristics become flat to a voice band by high input impedance of a CMOS amplifier 20 and the input impedance is set at several GΩ to several tens of GΩ and thereby, response time after detecting a loud voice or turning on a power source of the ECM is speeded up and desired electrical characteristics are achieved. A path for releasing a surge voltage which occurs during assembly in the outside of an IC and intrudes from the input terminal 21 to a power source terminal or an earth terminal without an influence on a signal (20 Hz to 20 kHz) of a voice band entering from the input terminal 21 can be constructed by connecting a P-channel MOS transistor 27 and an N-channel MOS transistor 28 as an ESD protective element.

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Dependent claims

An amplifying apparatus, comprising:

an amplifying circuit;
a voltage source;
a high-resistance circuit;
and
an ESD protective element, connected to an output terminal of the voltage source;
wherein an input terminal of the amplifying circuit is connected to the output terminal of the voltage source through the high-resistance circuit;
a signal inputted from the input terminal is amplified according to an output voltage of the voltage source;
the ESD protective element includes an N-channel MOS transistor in which a drain is connected to an output terminal of the voltage source and a gate and a source are connected to a low-potential power source terminal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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