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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Thomas Comer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Daniel Joseph Dooley, Saratoga, CA (US);
George Erdi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul Raymond Henneuse, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Precision Monolithics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
330254 ; 307353 ; 328151 ; 330257 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a dual mode amplifier for use as the output amplifier of a sample and hold circuit. The dual mode amplifier described by the invention is controlled by a sample and hold gate. In one of its modes the characteristics of the amplifier are optimized for best slew rate and transient performance, while in the other mode the amplifier characteristics are optimized for settling time.