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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1988
Ronald A Juve, Boise, ID (US);
George S Kaufman, Del Mar, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An audio compression circuit for limiting an audio television signal in a linear fashion at a pre-established maximum level is disclosed. The circuit includes a series resistance circuit for establishing a predetermined resistance on an amplifier to establish a supply voltage through a detection and level adjustment circuit. The detection and level adjustment circuit increases the supply voltage to a relatively higher reference voltage, which is shifted through a level adjustment circuit to a control voltage, which control voltage is greater than a threshold voltage of a field effect transistor. The field effect transistor is a significant aspect of a shunt circuit connected in parallel to the detection and level adjustment circuit. The shunt circuit acts in response to the control voltage to vary the resistance across the drain and source of the field effect transistor to prevent the outlet voltage to a loudspeaker from exceeding a predetermined level established by the level adjustment circuit.