Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-inverting differential amplifier with configurable common-mode output signal and reduced common-mode gain
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Application No.: US15648265Application Date: 2017-07-12
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Publication No.: US10587234B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Paul M Werking
- Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Fogg & Powers LLC
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45

Abstract:
An embodiment of an amplifier circuit includes first, second, and third amplifiers. The first and second amplifiers are configured to amplify a differential input signal with a non-inverting gain. And the third amplifier, which can be a transconductance amplifier, is configured to cause the first and second amplifiers to amplify a common-mode input signal with a gain that is less than unity. The third amplifier can also be configured to cause the first and second amplifiers to generate a common-mode output voltage that is substantially independent of the common-mode input voltage. Consequently, in addition to presenting a high input impedance and a low noise factor, such an amplifier circuit has a configurable common-mode output voltage and has a lower common-mode gain (e.g., less than unity, approaching zero) than other non-inverting differential amplifiers.
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