Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amplifier circuit with an output limiter
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Application No.: US17349096Application Date: 2021-06-16
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Publication No.: US12040754B2Publication Date: 2024-07-16
- Inventor: Pierre Pascal Savary , Stephane Damien Thuriés
- Applicant: NXP USA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Priority: EP 305714 2020.06.26
- Main IPC: H03F1/02
- IPC: H03F1/02 ; G01S7/03 ; H03F1/56 ; H03F3/195 ; H03F3/45 ; G01S13/931

Abstract:
An amplifier circuit comprising:
an amplifier;
an output limiter for providing a variable impedance comprising:
a first and second limiter terminal; a transistor comprising a conduction channel; a first resistor coupled in parallel with the conduction channel; and a capacitor coupled in series with the conduction channel between the conduction channel and the first or second limiter terminal; and
a feedback control unit comprising a comparator block configured to provide a control signal to the output limiter based on a comparison of the amplifier output signal and a setting voltage;
wherein: the first limiter terminal is coupled to the amplifier input or output; the second limiter terminal receives a reference voltage; and wherein receipt of the control signal at the transistor provides for a variable impedance for the amplifier circuit dependent on the amplifier output signal.
an amplifier;
an output limiter for providing a variable impedance comprising:
a first and second limiter terminal; a transistor comprising a conduction channel; a first resistor coupled in parallel with the conduction channel; and a capacitor coupled in series with the conduction channel between the conduction channel and the first or second limiter terminal; and
a feedback control unit comprising a comparator block configured to provide a control signal to the output limiter based on a comparison of the amplifier output signal and a setting voltage;
wherein: the first limiter terminal is coupled to the amplifier input or output; the second limiter terminal receives a reference voltage; and wherein receipt of the control signal at the transistor provides for a variable impedance for the amplifier circuit dependent on the amplifier output signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210408974A1 AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH AN OUTPUT LIMITER Public/Granted day:2021-12-30
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