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US 8,558,621 B2Granted
Driver amplifier circuit and communication system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHidekazu Kikuchi, Tomokazu Tanaka, Kunio Gosho
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a driver amplifier circuit, including: a first current source transistor of a first conductivity type, and a second current source transistor of the first conductivity type, control voltages being supplied to gates of the first current source transistor and the second current source transistor, respectively; a first switching transistor of the first conductivity type, and a second switching transistor of the first conductivity type; a third switching transistor of a second conductivity type, and a fourth switching transistor of the second conductivity type; first, second, third, and fourth resistor elements; and a first output node and a second output node.
Claims21
A driver amplifier circuit comprising:
- a first current source transistor of a first conductivity type, and a second current source transistor of the first conductivity type, control voltages being supplied to gates of said first current source transistor and said second current source transistor, respectively;
- a first switching transistor of the first conductivity type, and a second switching transistor of the first conductivity type;
- a third switching transistor of a second conductivity type, and a fourth switching transistor of the second conductivity type;
- first, second, third, and fourth resistor elements;
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- a first output node and a second output node, wherein
- in said first switching transistor, a source thereof is connected to a first power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said first output node through said first resistor element,
- in said second switching transistor, a source thereof is connected to the first power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said second output node through said second resistor element,
- in said third switching transistor, a source thereof is connected to the second power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said first output node through said third resistor element,
- in said fourth switching transistor, a source thereof is connected to the second power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said second output node through said fourth resistor element,
- in said first current source transistor, a source thereof is connected to the first power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said first output node,
- in said second current source transistor, a source thereof is connected to the first power source electric potential, and a drain thereof is connected to said second output node,
- each of gates of said first and third switching transistors is connected to a supply line for an input signal which is set to a first level at which said first current source transistor, first switching transistor, and second switching transistor of the first conductivity type are caused to be in a non-conduction state, and said second current source transistor, third switching transistor, and fourth switching transistor of the second conductivity type are caused to be in a conduction state, and is set to a second level at which said first current source transistor, first switching transistor and second switching transistor of the first conductivity type are caused to be in the conduction state, and said second current source transistor, third switching transistor, and fourth switching transistor of the second conductivity type are caused to be in the non-conduction state,
- each of said gates of said second and fourth switching transistors is connected to a supply line for an inverted signal of the input signal;
- a fifth switching transistor of the first conductivity type having a source connected to the first power source electric potential between the first power source electric potential and said source of said first current source transistor, a drain connected to said source of said first current source transistor, and a gate connected to said supply line for the input signal;
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- a sixth switching transistor of the first conductivity type having a source connected to the first power source electric potential between the first power source electric potential and said source of said second current source transistor, a drain connected to said source of said second current source transistor, and a gate connected to said supply line for the inverted signal.
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A driver amplifier circuit comprising:
- a power source electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a first switching transistor and to a source terminal of a second switching transistor;
- a terminal of a first resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a third resistor element and to a terminal of a fifth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the first switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the first resistor element;
- a terminal of a second resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a fourth resistor element and to a terminal of a sixth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the second switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the second resistor element;
- a grounding electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a third switching transistor and to a source terminal of a fourth switching transistor;
- a drain terminal of a fifth switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the fifth resistor element;
- a source terminal of the fifth switching transistor electrically connected to a drain terminal of a seventh switching transistor;
- a gate terminal of the first switching transistor electrically connected to a gate terminal of the third switching transistor and to a gate terminal of the seventh switching transistor.
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A driver amplifier circuit comprising:
- a power source electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a first switching transistor and to a source terminal of a second switching transistor;
- a terminal of a first resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a third resistor element and to a terminal of a fifth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the first switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the first resistor element;
- a terminal of a second resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a fourth resistor element and to a terminal of a sixth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the second switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the second resistor element;
- a grounding electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a third switching transistor and to a source terminal of a fourth switching transistor;
- a drain terminal of a fifth switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the fifth resistor element;
- a gate terminal of the fifth switching transistor electrically connected to a gate terminal of a sixth switching transistor;
- an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier electrically connected to a terminal of a seventh resistor element and to a terminal of an eighth resistor element, another terminal of the seventh resistor element being element electrically connected to another terminal of the first resistor element.
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A driver amplifier circuit comprising:
- a power source electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a first switching transistor and to a source terminal of a second switching transistor;
- a terminal of a first resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a third resistor element and to a terminal of a fifth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the first switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the first resistor element;
- a terminal of a second resistor element electrically connected to a terminal of a fourth resistor element and to a terminal of a sixth resistor element;
- a drain terminal of the second switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the second resistor element;
- a grounding electric potential electrically connected to a source terminal of a third switching transistor and to a source terminal of a fourth switching transistor;
- a drain terminal of a fifth switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the fifth resistor element;
- a gate terminal of the fifth switching transistor electrically connected to a gate terminal of a sixth switching transistor;
- a drain terminal of the sixth switching transistor electrically connected to another terminal of the sixth resistor element;
- a source terminal of the sixth switching transistor electrically connected to a drain terminal of an eighth switching transistor;
- a gate terminal of the second switching transistor electrically connected to a gate terminal of the fourth switching transistor and to a gate terminal of the eighth switching transistor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.