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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Tsutomu Murata, Mizuho, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03F 3/68 (2006.01); H03F 3/217 (2006.01); G01P 1/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/68 (2013.01); G01P 1/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); H03F 3/2171 (2013.01); H03F 3/45269 (2013.01); H03F 2200/228 (2013.01); H03F 2200/249 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and apparatus for a dual mode operational amplifier. According to various embodiments, the operational amplifier functions as both a fully-differential amplifier and a single-ended amplifier. The operational amplifier may comprise additional transistors that function as switches, which can be selectively operated according to a desired mode.