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| 20090295477 | AHUJA COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - A frequency compensated operational amplifier includes: an input stage, for receiving an input signal; an output stage, coupled to the input stage, for generating an output signal according to an output of the input stage; a first current source, for providing a first bias current; a second current source, for providing a second bias current identical to the first bias current; an Ahuja compensation circuit, comprising: a matched transistor pair, coupled to the first current source and the second current source; a capacitor coupled between the matched transistor pair and the output stage; and a transconductance boosting circuit, coupled to the matched transistor pair, for boosting transconductance of the matched transistor pair. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295482 | DRIVING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH DIGITAL CONTROL - A driving amplifier circuit includes: a first driver for souring a load current to a load; a second driver for sinking the load current from the load; a first operational amplifier (op-amp) coupled to a differential input signal for driving the first driver; a second operational amplifier coupled to the differential input signal for driving the second driver; a first bias circuit for biasing the first driver; a second bias circuit for biasing the second driver; an enabling circuit, coupled to the first bias circuit and the second bias circuit, for enabling either the first bias circuit or the second bias circuit according to a control signal; and a digital control circuit, coupled to the enabling circuit, for monitoring currents of the first driver and the second driver to generate the control signal. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100039175 | DRIVING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH DIGITAL CONTROL AND DC OFFSET EQUALIZATION - A driving amplifier circuit includes: a first driver for sourcing a load current to a load; a second driver for sinking the load current from the load; a first operational amplifier (op-amp) for driving the first driver; a second operational amplifier for driving the second driver; a first bias circuit for biasing the first driver; a second bias circuit for biasing the second driver; an enabling circuit for enabling either the first bias circuit or the second bias circuit according to a control signal; a digital control circuit for monitoring currents of the first driver and the second driver to generate the control signal; and an offset equalization circuit, coupled between an internal node of the first operational amplifier and an internal node of the second operational amplifier, for adjusting DC offset of at least one of the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100066320 | Integrated LDO with Variable Resistive Load - To provide adequate compensation for a wide range of output loads, a low dropout (LDO) regulator has an amplifier, a pass transistor, a voltage divider, a compensation network, and a control circuit. The amplifier outputs a comparison result according to a reference signal and a feedback signal. The pass transistor generates an output current based on the comparison result of the amplifier. The voltage divider generates the feedback signal according to the output current. The compensation network couples the output of the pass transistor to a low-impedance node of the amplifier, and has a compensation capacitor and a variable resistor coupled to the compensation capacitor. The control circuit is coupled to the input of the pass transistor and to the variable resistor for controlling resistance of the variable resistor according to the output current of the pass transistor. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100066449 | THREE-STAGE FREQUENCY-COMPENSATED OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER FOR DRIVING LARGE CAPACITIVE LOADS - A three-stage frequency-compensated operational amplifier includes a first-stage circuit, a second-stage circuit incorporated with a first compensation circuit, a third-stage circuit, and a second compensation circuit. The three-stage frequency-compensated operational amplifier functions as a two-stage operational amplifier at high frequencies, thereby capable of driving large capacitive loads with low power consumption. | 03-18-2010 |
