WO2004109908A1 - 増幅回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an amplifier circuit.
- the present invention particularly relates to a technique for improving the frequency characteristics of a differential amplifier circuit.
- FIG. 4 shows a configuration of a conventional differential amplifier circuit.
- the gates of the first transistor TrlOO and the second transistor Trl02 are connected to the first input terminal IN100, which is a non-inverting input terminal, and the second input terminal IN200, which is an inverting input terminal, respectively, and the common source is a constant current source lamp. Grounded via 100.
- the drains of the first transistor TrlOO and the second transistor Trl02 are connected to the drain and gate of the third transistor Trl04 and the fourth transistor Trl06, respectively.
- the third transistor Trl04 and the fourth transistor Trl06 have a common source connected to the voltage source V100, and their gates connected to the gates of the sixth transistor Trl10 and the fifth transistor Trl08, respectively, to form a current mirror.
- the common source of the fifth transistor Trl08 and the sixth transistor Trl10 is connected to the voltage source V100.
- Each drain of the sixth transistor Trl10 and the eighth transistor Trl14 is connected to the output terminal IoutlOO.
- the drain of the fifth transistor Trl08 is connected to the drain and the gate of the seventh transistor Trl12.
- the common source of the seventh transistor Trrl2 and the eighth transistor Tr114 is grounded, and their gates are connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- Non-Patent Document 1 David Johns and Ken Martin, "ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN", John Wiley ⁇ ⁇ And 'Sands ( John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 1997, p. 274
- the conventional differential amplifier circuit has a property that the gain decreases as the frequency of the signal to be amplified increases.
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between operating frequency and gain in a conventional differential amplifier circuit.
- a differential amplifier circuit with a gain of g [dB] can amplify a signal with a frequency of f or less with a gain of g, but a signal with a frequency of more than f has a lower gain than the gain of g. That is, if the input signal contains a high-frequency component outside the operating frequency band, the ratio of the amount of input current to the amount of output current flowing according to the input voltage (hereinafter referred to as amplification efficiency) is reduced as a whole.
- the present inventor has made the present invention based on the above recognition, and an object of the present invention is to increase the efficiency of amplification by an amplifier circuit.
- This amplifying circuit is a circuit for amplifying an input signal, and includes a plurality of amplifying stages having a smaller gain than a target gain. These amplifying stages are connected in parallel and share current amplification. The target gain is realized as a whole by adding the output currents obtained by each amplification.
- the operating frequency band can be increased as compared with the case where the target gain is realized by one amplification stage. Therefore, the amplification efficiency of a signal containing a high-frequency component can be improved.
- This amplifying circuit is a circuit for amplifying an input signal, and includes a plurality of amplifying stages including a target high-frequency band in an operating frequency band. The plurality of amplifying stages are connected in parallel and share current amplification. Then, by adding the output currents obtained by the respective amplifications, the input signal in the high frequency band is amplified with a higher gain as a whole than when amplified by one amplification stage.
- the high-frequency component can be amplified with a high gain. Therefore, the amplification efficiency of a signal containing a high-frequency component can be improved.
- the amplification circuit may further include a plurality of input stages to which an input signal is input.
- the plurality of amplification stages may amplify the current flowing through each of the plurality of input stages according to the voltage of the input signal.
- the amplification circuit may further include one input stage to which an input signal is input. Multiple amplification stages may divide the current flowing according to the voltage of the input signal and amplify each. In this case, the circuit area can be reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of input stages are provided.
- the input stage may include a pair of differential input terminals to which an input signal is input.
- Each of the plurality of amplification stages may differentially amplify an input current flowing according to an input signal.
- the amplifying circuit can be configured as a differential amplifying circuit, and in that case, at least one of the above-described effects can also be achieved.
- any combination of the above-described components, and any replacement of the components and expressions of the present invention between methods, devices, circuits, and the like are also effective as embodiments of the present invention.
- the differential amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention has a final target gain of 1Z.
- Two amplification stages with gain set in 2 are provided, and the two currents output after amplification are added. If the output current is added, the final gain will not only be the same as the original target.
- the frequency characteristics of each amplifier stage will be better than achieving the target gain with a single-stage amplifier stage. That is, the gain in the high frequency band can be improved as compared with the single-stage amplifier circuit, and the amplification efficiency can be increased.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a differential amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the differential amplifier circuit 10 mainly includes a first input stage 12 and a second input stage 14 as a plurality of differential input stages, and a first amplifier stage 16 and a second amplifier stage 18 as a plurality of differential amplifier stages.
- the first input stage 12 and the second input stage 14 are connected in parallel, and the first amplification stage 16 and the second amplification stage 18 are also connected in parallel.
- the first amplification stage 16 and the second amplification stage 18 share the current amplification.
- the first input stage 12 includes a first transistor TrlO and a second transistor Trl2, which are n-channel MOS transistors.
- the second input stage 14 includes a ninth transistor Tr30 and a tenth transistor Tr32, which are n-channel MOS transistors.
- the first amplification stage 16 includes a third transistor Trl4, a fourth transistor Trl6, a fifth transistor Trl8, and a sixth transistor Tr20, which are p-channel MOS transistors, and a seventh transistor Tr22 and an eighth transistor Tr8, which are n-channel MOS transistors. Including transistor Tr24.
- the second amplification stage 18 includes an eleventh transistor Tr34, a twelfth transistor Tr36, a thirteenth transistor Tr38, and a fourteenth transistor Tr40, which are p-channel MOS transistors, and a fifteenth transistor Tr42, which is an n-channel MOS transistor. Including 16 transistor Tr44.
- the gates of the first transistor TrlO and the ninth transistor Tr30 are connected to a first input terminal IN10, which is a non-inverting input terminal.
- the gates of the second transistor Trl2 and the tenth transistor Tr32 are connected to the second input terminal IN20, which is an inverting input terminal.
- the common source of the first transistor TrlO and the second transistor Trl2 is the first constant Grounded via current source lamp 10.
- the current flowing through the first transistor TrlO and the second transistor Trl2 is biased by the first constant current source IamplO.
- the common source of the ninth transistor Tr30 and the tenth transistor Tr32 is grounded via the second constant current source Iamp20.
- the current flowing through the ninth transistor Tr30 and the tenth transistor Tr32 is biased by the second constant current source Iamp20.
- the drains of the first transistor TrlO and the second transistor Trl2 are connected to the drain and gate of the third transistor Trl4 and the fourth transistor Trl6, respectively.
- the common source of the third transistor Trl4 and the fourth transistor Trl6 is connected to the first voltage source V10.
- the gates of the third transistor Trl4 and the sixth transistor Tr20 are connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the fourth transistor Trl6 and the fifth transistor Trl8 also have their gates connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the common source of the fifth transistor Trl8 and the sixth transistor Tr20 is connected to the first voltage source V10.
- the drain of the fifth transistor Trl8 is connected to the drain and the gate of the seventh transistor Tr22.
- the drain of the sixth transistor Tr20 is connected to the output terminal IoutlO and to the drain of the eighth transistor Tr24.
- the seventh transistor Tr22 and the eighth transistor Tr24 have a common source grounded and their gates connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the drains of the ninth transistor Tr30 and the tenth transistor Tr32 are connected to the drain and gate of the eleventh transistor Tr34 and the twelfth transistor Tr36, respectively.
- the common source of the eleventh transistor Tr34 and the twelfth transistor Tr36 is connected to the second voltage source V20.
- the gates of the eleventh transistor Tr34 and the fourteenth transistor Tr40 are connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the twelfth transistor Tr36 and the thirteenth transistor Tr38 also have their gates connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the common source of the thirteenth transistor Tr38 and the fourteenth transistor Tr40 is connected to the second voltage source V20.
- the drain of the thirteenth transistor Tr38 is connected to the drain and the gate of the fifteenth transistor Tr42.
- the drain of the fourteenth transistor Tr40 is connected to the output terminal IoutlO and to the drain of the sixteenth transistor Tr44.
- the 15th transistor Tr42 and the 16th transistor Tr44 have a common source grounded and , Each gate is connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the differential amplifier circuit 10 when a positive voltage is applied to the first input terminal IN10, a negative voltage is applied to the second input terminal IN20, so that the first transistor TrlO is turned on and the second transistor TrlO is turned on. Trl 2 turns off.
- the source voltage decreases due to the bias current of the first constant current source lamp 10, and the current flows from the drain to the source. Thereby, the voltage applied to the first transistor TrlO is converted to a current.
- the current flows through the first transistor TrlO of the first input stage 12, so that the voltage of the drain and the gate of the third transistor Trl4 decreases.
- the gate voltage of the third transistor Trl4 is settled at such a value that a current equal to that of the first transistor TrlO flows through the third transistor Trl4.
- the gate voltage of the third transistor Trl4 is set to the gate of the sixth transistor Tr20 having a common gate.
- a current flows from the source to the drain of the sixth transistor Tr20 according to the set voltage.
- the gate width of the sixth transistor Tr20 is set so that the current flows at n / 2 times the current flowing through the third transistor Trl4. Designed.
- the current flowing through the sixth transistor Tr20 becomes the source current flowing from the output terminal IoutlO.
- the ninth transistor Tr30 when a positive voltage is applied to the first input terminal IN10 and a negative voltage is applied to the second input terminal IN20, the ninth transistor Tr30 is turned on, and the tenth transistor Tr30 is turned on. Transistor Tr32 turns off. The source voltage of the ninth transistor Tr30 is reduced by the bias current of the second constant current source Iamp20, and current flows from the drain to the source. As a result, the voltage applied to the ninth transistor Tr30 is also converted to a current.
- the current flows through the ninth transistor Tr30 of the second input stage 14, so that the drain and gate voltages of the eleventh transistor Tr34 decrease.
- the gate voltage of the eleventh transistor Tr34 is settled at such a value that a current having the same value as that of the ninth transistor Tr30 flows through the eleventh transistor Tr34.
- the gate voltage of the eleventh transistor Tr34 is set to the gate of the fourteenth transistor Tr40 having a common gate. According to the set voltage, current flows from the source to the drain of the fourteenth transistor Tr40.
- the 14th transistor Tr40 is gated so that the current flows at nZ2 times the current flowing through the 11th transistor Tr34.
- the width is designed.
- the current flowing through the fourteenth transistor Tr40 also becomes the source current flowing out of the output terminal IoutlO.
- the output terminal IoutlO outputs the sum of the current of the sixth transistor Tr20 and the current of the fourteenth transistor Tr40.
- These currents are currents obtained by amplifying the current flowing through the first transistor TrlO and the current flowing through the ninth transistor Tr30 by nZ2 times, respectively, and can achieve a total amplification of n times.
- the first input stage 12 when a negative voltage is applied to the first input terminal IN10, a positive voltage is applied to the second input terminal IN20, so that the first transistor TrlO is turned off, 2 Transistor Trl 2 is turned on.
- the source voltage of the second transistor Trl2 decreases due to the bias current of the first constant current source IamplO, and current flows from the drain to the source. Thereby, the voltage applied to the second transistor Trl2 is converted into a current.
- the voltage of the drain and the gate of the fourth transistor Trl6 decreases.
- the gate voltage of the fourth transistor Trl6 is settled at a value such that a current equal to that of the second transistor Trl2 flows through the fourth transistor Trl6.
- the gate voltage of the fourth transistor Trl6 is set to the gate of the fifth transistor Trl8 having a common gate. According to the set voltage, a current flows from the source to the drain of the fifth transistor Trl8.
- the fifth transistor Trl 8 is designed with a gate width such that a current equal to that of the fourth transistor Trl 6 flows.
- the ninth transistor Tr30 when a negative voltage is applied to the first input terminal IN10 and a positive voltage is applied to the second input terminal IN20, the ninth transistor Tr30 is turned off, 10 to The transistor Tr32 is turned on.
- the source voltage of the tenth transistor Tr32 decreases due to the bias current of the second constant current source Iamp20, and current flows from the drain to the source.
- the voltage applied to the tenth transistor Tr32 is also converted into a current.
- the current flows through the tenth transistor Tr32 of the second input stage 14, so that the drain and gate voltages of the twelfth transistor Tr36 decrease.
- the gate voltage of the twelfth transistor Tr36 is settled at a value such that a current having the same value as that of the tenth transistor Tr32 also flows through the twelfth transistor Tr36.
- the gate voltage of the twelfth transistor Tr36 is set to the gate of the thirteenth transistor Tr38 having a common gate. According to the set voltage, current flows from the source to the drain of the thirteenth transistor Tr38.
- the thirteenth transistor Tr38 is designed with a gate width such that a current equal to that of the twelfth transistor Tr36 flows.
- the voltage of the drain and the gate of the fifteenth transistor Tr42 increases, so that a current flows from the drain to the source of the fifteenth transistor Tr42.
- the gate voltage of the fifteenth transistor Tr42 is equal to that of the thirteenth transistor Tr38, and settles at a value such that the current flows through the fifteenth transistor Tr42.
- the gate voltage of the fifteenth transistor Tr42 is set to the gate of the sixteenth transistor Tr44 having a common gate. According to the set voltage, current flows from the drain to the source of the sixteenth transistor Tr44.
- the sixteenth transistor Tr44 is designed with a gate width such that a current flows at n / 2 times the current flowing through the fifteenth transistor Tr42.
- the current flowing through the sixteenth transistor Tr44 also becomes a sink current drawn from the outside via the output terminal IoutlO.
- the sum of the current to the fourteenth transistor Tr40 and the current to the sixteenth transistor Tr44 flows from the outside via the output terminal I outlO.
- These currents are currents obtained by amplifying the current flowing through the second transistor Trl2 and the current flowing through the tenth transistor Tr32 by n / 2 times, respectively, so that a total amplification of n times can be realized.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the operating frequency and the gain in the differential amplifier circuit 10.
- the horizontal axis is the operating frequency [MHz]
- the vertical axis is the gain [dB]
- both axes are logarithmic.
- the maximum operating frequency at which the gain g [dB] can be obtained is f [MHz]. In this case, a high-frequency signal whose frequency exceeds f
- the decrease in gain is proportional to the increase in operating frequency.
- Gain g is 6dB lower than gain g
- the gain g can be realized in the frequency range, the amplification efficiency for a high-frequency input signal can be improved.
- the differential amplifier circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention has one differential input stage and one differential amplifier stage, and has two differential input stages. This is different from Form 1.
- the circuit area can be smaller than that in the first embodiment because the differential input stage includes one stage.
- FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a differential amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the differential amplifier circuit 20 mainly includes an input stage 22 as one differential input stage, and a first amplifier stage 24 and a second amplifier stage 26 as a plurality of differential amplifier stages.
- the first amplifying stage 24 and the second amplifying stage 26 are connected in parallel, and a plurality of transistors respectively included therein share current amplification.
- the input stage 22 includes a first transistor Tr50 and a second transistor Tr52, which are n-channel MOS transistors.
- the first amplification stage 24 includes a third transistor Tr54, a fourth transistor Tr56, a fifth transistor Tr66, and a sixth transistor, which are p-channel M ⁇ S transistors. Including Tr68.
- the second amplification stage 26
- the gate of the first transistor Tr50 is connected to the first input terminal IN30, which is a non-inverting input terminal, and the gate of the second transistor Tr52 is connected to the second input terminal IN40, which is an inverting input terminal.
- a common source of the first transistor Tr50 and the second transistor Tr52 is grounded via a constant current source lamp30.
- the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56 are connected in parallel, their common drain is connected to the drain of the first transistor Tr50, and their common source is connected to the voltage source V30. .
- the gate and the drain of the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56 are respectively connected.
- the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68 are also connected in parallel.
- the third transistor Tr54 and the sixth transistor Tr68, and the fourth transistor Tr56 and the fifth transistor Tr66 have their gates connected to each other to form a power mirror.
- the common source of the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68 is connected to the voltage source V30, and the common drain is connected to the output terminal Iout20.
- the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 are connected in parallel, their common drain is connected to the drain of the second transistor Tr52, and their common source is connected to the voltage source V30.
- the gate and the drain of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 are respectively connected.
- the gates of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the tenth transistor Tr64 and the eighth transistor Tr60 and the ninth transistor Tr62 are connected to each other to form a current mirror.
- the ninth transistor Tr62 and the tenth transistor Tr64 have a common source connected to the voltage source V30.
- the drain of the ninth transistor T62 is connected to the drain of the eleventh transistor Tr70, and the drain of the tenth transistor Tr64 is connected to the drain of the twelfth transistor Tr72.
- the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the twelfth transistor Tr72 have a gate and a drain connected to each other, and a common source is grounded.
- the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76, and the twelfth transistor Tr72 and the thirteenth transistor Tr74 are Ports are connected to form a current mirror.
- the thirteenth transistor Tr74 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 have a common source grounded and a common drain connected to the output terminal Iout20.
- the differential amplifier circuit 20 when a positive voltage is applied to the first input terminal IN30, a negative voltage is applied to the second input terminal IN40, so that the first transistor Tr50 is turned on, and the second transistor Tr52 is turned on. Turns off.
- the source voltage of the first transistor Tr50 decreases due to the bias current of the constant current source Iamp30, and current flows from the drain to the source. Thus, the voltage applied to the first transistor Tr50 is converted to a current.
- the current flows through the first transistor Tr50 of the input stage 22, so that the drain and gate voltages of the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56 decrease.
- the gate voltage of each of the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56 is settled at a value such that half of the current flowing through the first transistor Tr50 flows through each of the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56.
- the respective gate voltages of the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56 are set to the respective gates of the sixth transistor Tr68 and the fifth transistor Tr66 having a common gate. According to these set voltages, current flows from the source to the drain of the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68.
- the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68 are connected to the third transistor Tr54 and the fourth transistor Tr56, respectively.
- the gate width is designed so that the current flows at / 2 times.
- the current flowing through the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68 becomes the source current flowing from the output terminal Iout20.
- the sum of the currents flowing through the fifth transistor Tr66 and the sixth transistor Tr68 is n times the current flowing through the first transistor Tr50.
- the current flows through the second transistor Tr52 of the input stage 22, so that the drain and gate voltages of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 decrease.
- the gate voltages of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 are settled at such a value that 1Z2 of the current flowing through the second transistor Tr52 flows through each of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60.
- the gate voltages of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 are set to the respective gates of the tenth transistor Tr64 and the ninth transistor Tr62 having the same gate. According to these set voltages, current flows from the source to the drain of the ninth transistor Tr62 and the tenth transistor Tr64.
- the ninth transistor Tr62 and the tenth transistor Tr64 are designed with a gate width such that a current equal to that of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the eighth transistor Tr60 flows.
- the drain and gate voltages of the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the twelfth transistor Tr72 increase. Current flows from drain to source.
- the gate voltages of the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the twelfth transistor Tr72 settle at a value such that a current equal to that of the ninth transistor Tr62 and the tenth transistor Tr64 flows through the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the twelfth transistor Tr72.
- the gate voltage of the eleventh transistor Tr70 is set to the gate of the fourteenth transistor Tr76 sharing the gate, and the gate voltage of the twelfth transistor Tr72 is set to the gate of the thirteenth transistor Tr74 sharing the gate. .
- current flows from the drain to the source of the thirteenth transistor Tr74 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76.
- the 13th transistor Tr74 and the 14th transistor Tr76 are designed with a gate width such that the current flows at n / 2 times the current flowing through the 11th transistor Tr70 and the twelfth transistor Tr72.
- the current flowing through the thirteenth transistor Tr74 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 becomes a sink current drawn from the outside via the output terminal Iout20.
- the sum of the currents flowing through the thirteenth transistor Tr74 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 is n times the current flowing through the second transistor Tr52.
- the gain of each transistor for amplifying the current is set to ⁇ of the target gain for the entire device.
- the gain of each transistor for amplifying the current may be set to an arbitrary value smaller than the target gain of the entire device.
- the differential amplification stage has a two-stage configuration, but in a modified example, the differential amplification stage may have a configuration of three or more stages.
- the differential input stage may have a configuration of three or more stages.
- the third transistor Trl4, the fourth transistor Trl6, the fifth transistor Trl8, the sixth transistor Tr20, the seventh transistor Tr22, and the eighth transistor Tr24 are connected to the first amplification stage 16 It was summarized and explained. Similarly, the eleventh transistor Tr34, the twelfth transistor Tr36, the thirteenth transistor Tr38, the fourteenth transistor Tr40, the fifteenth transistor Tr42, and the sixteenth transistor Tr44 have been collectively described as the second amplification stage 18. In a modified example, the third transistor Trl4, the sixth transistor Tr20, the eleventh transistor Tr34, and the fourteenth transistor Tr40 may be used as the first amplification stage 16.
- the fourth transistor Trl6, the fifth transistor Trl8, the seventh transistor Tr22, the eighth transistor Tr24, the twelfth transistor Tr36, the thirteenth transistor Tr38, the fifteenth transistor Tr42, and the sixteenth transistor Tr44 are connected to the second amplification stage. It may be 18.
- the third transistor Tr54, the fourth transistor Tr56, the fifth transistor Tr66, and the sixth transistor Tr68 have been collectively described as the first amplifier stage 24.
- the seventh transistor Tr58, the eighth transistor Tr60, the ninth transistor Tr62, the tenth transistor Tr64, the eleventh transistor Tr70, the twelfth transistor Tr72, the thirteenth transistor Tr74, and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 are connected to the second amplification stage.
- the third transistor Tr54, the sixth transistor Tr68, the seventh transistor Tr58, the tenth transistor Tr64, the twelfth transistor Tr72, and the thirteenth transistor Tr74 may be the first amplification stage 24.
- the fourth transistor Tr56, the fifth transistor Tr66, the eighth transistor Tr60, the ninth transistor Tr62, the eleventh transistor Tr70, and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 may be used as the second amplification stage 26.
- the current amplification ratio of the current mirror including the fourth transistor Trl6 and the fifth transistor Tr18 is set to 1: 1 and the seventh transistor Tr22 and the eighth transistor Tr22
- the current amplification ratio of the current mirror composed of Tr24 was set to l: n / 2.
- the current amplification ratio of the fourth transistor Trl6 and the fifth transistor Trl8 is set to 1: x
- the current amplification ratio of the seventh transistor Tr22 and the eighth transistor Tr24 is set to l: y
- X And y may be configured to be the product force / 2.
- the current amplification ratio of the current mirror composed of the twelfth transistor Tr36 and the thirteenth transistor Tr38 is set to 1: x
- the current amplification ratio of the current mirror composed of the fifteenth transistor Tr42 and the sixteenth transistor Tr44 is set.
- the ratio may be set to 1: y
- the product of X and y may be 3 ⁇ 4 / 2. Also in this case, an n-fold amplification degree can be realized as a whole.
- the current mirrors of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the tenth transistor Tr64 and the current mirrors of the eighth transistor Tr60 and the ninth transistor Tr62 have a current amplification ratio of 1: 1.
- the current amplification ratios of the current mirrors of the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 and the current mirrors of the twelfth transistor Tr72 and the thirteenth transistor Tr74 were set to l : n / 2, respectively.
- the current amplification ratios of the seventh transistor Tr58 and the tenth transistor Tr64 and the eighth transistor Tr60 and the ninth transistor Tr62 are set to 1: x, respectively, and the eleventh transistor Tr70 and the fourteenth transistor Tr76 and the Current of transistor Tr72 and 13th transistor Tr74 Amplification ratios may be set to 1: y, respectively, and the product of X and y may be ⁇ / 2
- an n-fold amplification degree can be realized as a whole.
- the first input stage 12 and the second input stage 14 in the first embodiment of the present invention may each include a first input terminal IN10 and a second input terminal IN20 in the modified example. Likewise,
- the input stage 22 may include a first input terminal IN30 and a second input terminal IN40 in a modified example.
- the amplifier circuit described in the claims is configured as a differential amplifier circuit.
- the amplifier circuit described in the claims may be realized by an amplifier circuit other than the differential amplifier circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a differential amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an operating frequency and a gain in a differential amplifier circuit.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a differential amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional differential amplifier circuit.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a relationship between an operating frequency and a gain in a conventional differential amplifier circuit. Explanation of reference numerals
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