Abstract:
The invention relates to a transconductor circuit with a differential input and a single output, comprising two input transistors (M1, M2) whose primary conduction terminals (D1, S1, D2, S2) are respectively connected together; in this way, variations in load current and voltage can be made lower, thereby also lowering distortion from changes in their transconductance.
Abstract:
The transconductor system in accordance with the present invention is the type comprising a first transconductor circuit (C1) having differential mode transconductance equal to a first value and common mode transconductance equal to a second value and is characterised in that it comprises a second transconductor circuit (C2) connected in parallel with said transconductor circuit (C1) having common mode transconductance substantially equal in modulus to said second value and of opposite sign. In this manner the common mode current signal at the output is greatly reduced.
Abstract:
A transconductor stage (1) for high-frequency filters (5), of a type which comprises an input circuit portion having signal inputs (A,B) and an output circuit portion, incorporates a pair of field-effect transistors (M1,M2) having respective gate (G1,G2) and source (S1,S2) terminals in common, and has the output portion formed of a pair of bipolar transistors (Q1,Q2) connected to the aforesaid field-effect transistors.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an elementary biquadratic cell for programmable time-continous analog filters, which is placed between a first supply voltage reference (Vdd) and a second voltage reference (GND) and is of a type having at least one pair of input terminals (I31,I31') and first (O31,O31') and second (O32,O32') pairs of output terminals, and having a pair of half-cells (31,31'), which half-cells are structurally identical with each other and each comprised of at least a first transistor (T31,T31') placed between the first (Vdd) and the second (GND) voltage reference and having a base terminal connected to a respective one of the input terminals (I31,I31'). Each half-cell (31,31') further comprises second (T32,T32') and third (T33,T33') transistors placed between the first (Vdd) and second (GND) voltage references, the second transistor (T32,T32') having a base terminal connected to the first output terminal (O31,O31') of the first pair of output terminals and a collector terminal connected to the second output terminal (O32,O32') of the second pair of output terminals, and the third transistor (T33,T33') having an emitter terminal connected to the first output terminal (O31,O31') of the first pair of output terminals ad a base terminal connected to the second output terminal (O32',O32) of the second pair of output terminals of the other half-cell.
Abstract:
A circuit device for suppressing the dependence on temperature and production process variables of the transconductance of a differential transconductor stage incorporating a polarization circuit, comprises a negative feedback loop (1) being closed across an output (U) of the stage (2) and an input of the polarization circuit (3) and including a current generator (I2), capacitor (C), and at least a transistor (M).