Abstract:
A temperature-compensated, ripple-reducing negative voltage regulator which is adapted to be constructed as an integrated circuit in that no inductors and a minimum number of capacitors are used and any PNP transistors that are used need not have good current amplification factors. The regulator includes protection against excessive current and momentary excessive voltages.
Abstract:
An amplifier is provided to be used as a driver for a class A power transistor amplifier particularly adapted to be operated in the audio frequency range. The performance of the complete audio system is characterized by high openloop gain and minimized phase shift around the closed feedback loop. This allows excellent frequency performance with low distortion over the entire audio range at power levels greater than one watt. The driver portion of the amplifier allows the overall performance of the audio system to be independent of B variations of the power transistor and B variations of the transistors used in the driver itself. The driver portion can easily be fabricated as an integrated circuit if desired.
Abstract:
An operational amplifier of the type which includes first and second differentially coupled input transistors which cooperate with a current mirror circuit also includes a first and second RTMM resistors which may be individually trimmed to reduce input offset voltage. Each RTMM resistor is coupled from the power supply rail through first and second diodes respectively to the first and second input terminals. In this manner, signals appearing on the input terminals which exceed the rail voltage will cause currents to flow through the RTMM resistors thus reducing their resistance, and reducing offset voltage.
Abstract:
An NPN output stage for an integrated circuit amplifier includes a first NPN transistor (10) which sinks a first current from the output of said circuit when the first transistor is turned on by a varying input signal. A second transistor (4) is coupled to the output of the circuit and supplies a second current to the output when the first transistor turns off. A resistor (8) is coupled between the collector of the first transistor (10) and the emitter of the second transistor (4) to provide a voltage drop thereacross proportional to the amount of current being sunk by the first transistor so as to control the voltage at the base of the second transistor. In this way, the second transistor is turned on and off as the first transistor is turned off and on respectively. Diode means (6) provide a voltage level shift between the resistor (8) and the base of the second transistor (4).