Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Instrumentation amplifier with rail-to-rail input range
- Patent Title (中): 仪表放大器,具有轨到轨输入范围
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Application No.: US13670743Application Date: 2012-11-07
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Publication No.: US08823453B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Olivier Nys , Francois Krummenacher
- Applicant: Semtech Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Camarillo
- Assignee: Semtech Corporation
- Current Assignee: Semtech Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Camarillo
- Agency: Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: H03F3/45
- IPC: H03F3/45

Abstract:
A system and method for adjusting a common mode output voltage in an instrumentation amplifier is provided. In one aspect, the common mode output voltage is increased or decreased with respect to the common mode input voltage to enable high amplification of the signal input to the instrumentation amplifier. Moreover, the common mode output voltage can be driven to (or approximately to) a target voltage value such as, but not limited to, half the supply, even if the common mode input voltage is close to supply or ground rail voltage. Thus, a high amplification of the differential input voltage can be obtained and utilized for various applications requiring rail to rail input.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140125413A1 INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER WITH RAIL-TO-RAIL INPUT RANGE Public/Granted day:2014-05-08
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