CA1203583A - Current-limiting mechanism for a precision differential amplifier - Google Patents

Current-limiting mechanism for a precision differential amplifier

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Publication number
CA1203583A
CA1203583A CA000441688A CA441688A CA1203583A CA 1203583 A CA1203583 A CA 1203583A CA 000441688 A CA000441688 A CA 000441688A CA 441688 A CA441688 A CA 441688A CA 1203583 A CA1203583 A CA 1203583A
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current
voltage
transistor
amplifier
transistors
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CA000441688A
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French (fr)
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Arthur J. Metz
Kenneth G. Schlotzhauer
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Tektronix Inc
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Tektronix Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45—Differential amplifiers
    • H03F3/45071—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
    • H03F3/45076—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of implementation of the active amplifying circuit in the differential amplifier
    • H03F3/45179—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of implementation of the active amplifying circuit in the differential amplifier using MOSFET transistors as the active amplifying circuit
    • H03F3/45197—Pl types
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F1/32—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion
    • H03F1/3211—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion in differential amplifiers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45—Differential amplifiers
    • H03F3/45071—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
    • H03F3/45076—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of implementation of the active amplifying circuit in the differential amplifier
    • H03F3/4508—Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of implementation of the active amplifying circuit in the differential amplifier using bipolar transistors as the active amplifying circuit
    • H03F3/45098—PI types
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G11/00—Limiting amplitude; Limiting rate of change of amplitude
    • H03G11/002—Limiting amplitude; Limiting rate of change of amplitude without controlling loop

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
CA000441688A 1982-11-26 1983-11-22 Current-limiting mechanism for a precision differential amplifier Expired CA1203583A (en)

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US06/444,768 US4491803A (en) 1982-11-26 1982-11-26 Current-limiting mechanism for a precision differential amplifier
US444,768 1982-11-26

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CA1203583A true CA1203583A (en) 1986-04-22

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US (1) US4491803A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
EP (1) EP0110614B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
JP (1) JPS59132213A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA1203583A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE3369239D1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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US4748420A (en) * 1987-10-19 1988-05-31 Tektronix, Inc. Quadcomp amplifier
US4951003A (en) * 1988-06-03 1990-08-21 U.S. Philips Corp. Differential transconductance circuit
JPH0287810A (ja) * 1988-09-26 1990-03-28 Nec Corp 差動増幅回路
US5184089A (en) * 1991-04-26 1993-02-02 U.S. Philips Corporation Differential amplifier having output current limiting

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CH520444A (de) * 1970-08-04 1972-03-15 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Differenzverstärker
US4146844A (en) * 1977-10-31 1979-03-27 Tektronix, Inc. Feed-forward amplifier
JPS55104109A (en) * 1979-02-05 1980-08-09 Toshiba Corp Differential amplifier
JPS55147012A (en) * 1979-05-04 1980-11-15 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Amplifying circuit
US4344044A (en) * 1980-04-23 1982-08-10 Rca Corporation Gain-controlled amplifier utilizing variable emitter degeneration and collector load impedance

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US4491803A (en) 1985-01-01
EP0110614B1 (en) 1987-01-14
DE3369239D1 (en) 1987-02-19
JPS59132213A (ja) 1984-07-30
EP0110614A1 (en) 1984-06-13
JPH0118602B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1989-04-06

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