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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Martijn Snoeij, Freising, DE;
Viola Schaffer, Freising, DE;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A logarithmic converter circuit includes a converter input and a converter output. The circuit includes a first transistor which includes a control terminal, a first terminal coupled to the converter input, and a second terminal coupled to the converter output. The circuit includes a first operational amplifier which includes a first input coupled to the converter input, a second input coupled to a common potential, and an output coupled to the second terminal. The circuit includes a first capacitor coupled between the first terminal and the control terminal and includes a first resistor coupled between the control terminal and the common potential.