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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohiko Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshihiko Koizumi, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/12 (2006.01); H03F 1/56 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01); G01P 3/44 (2006.01); G01R 27/02 (2006.01); G01P 3/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/56 (2013.01); G01P 3/44 (2013.01); G01P 3/487 (2013.01); G01P 15/12 (2013.01); G01P 15/123 (2013.01); G01R 27/02 (2013.01); H03F 3/45071 (2013.01); H03F 3/45475 (2013.01); H03F 3/45932 (2013.01); H03F 2200/261 (2013.01); H03F 2200/294 (2013.01); H03F 2200/504 (2013.01); H03F 2200/555 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45138 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45336 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45528 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45591 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45592 (2013.01);
Abstract

An amplifier circuit includes a converter configured to convert a predefined physical quantity to a resistance value, and the resistance value converted by the converter is converted to a voltage value and then amplified. The converter includes variable resistance sensors of piezoresistance elements. A bias unit is configured to determine a bias current of the converter, and includes bias resistances. An operation amplifier unit receives, as input signals, output signals from the bias unit and the converter, and includes feedback resistances respectively connected to input and output ends of a first operational amplifier. The first operational amplifier is a whole differential operational amplifier including a common-mode feedback circuit.


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