Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Signal converting circuit
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Application No.: US12706412Application Date: 2010-02-16
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Publication No.: US07812645B2Publication Date: 2010-10-12
- Inventor: Satoshi Miura , Makoto Masuda
- Applicant: Satoshi Miura , Makoto Masuda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Thine Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Thine Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2005-154121 20050526
- Main IPC: H03K5/22
- IPC: H03K5/22

Abstract:
A signal conversion circuit 2 comprises a differential amplifier portion 10 and a source follower portion 20. When differential voltage signals INp and INn are input to a first input terminal 5 and second input terminal 6 respectively, operations occurs either in a mode in which only the differential amplifier portion 10 operates, or a mode in which both the differential amplifier portion 10 and the source follower portion 20 operate, or a mode in which only the source follower portion 20 operates, according to the levels of the differential voltage signals INp and INn. The differential amplifier portion 10 and source follower portion 20 have fewer components compared with a circuit comprising two differential amplifier circuits. By this means, the circuit area can be reduced, and in addition current consumption can be reduced. Also, because the source follower portion 20 performs non-inverting amplification of the differential voltage signals INp and INn, high-speed operation is possible.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100141302A1 SIGNAL CONVERTING CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2010-06-10
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