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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefunken Electronic GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
330271 ; 330270 ; 330263 ;
Abstract
An output stage for an amplifier includes first and second load current-carrying n-p-n output transistors disposed in different respective amplifier branches having different amplification properties. Negative feedback and limiting circuitry provides a negative feedback current to the first one of the output transistors and limits the negative feedback current to a preselected maximum value over a predetermined output current range whereby the amplification properties of the first one of the output transistors are affected in a range of output voltages of the amplifier stage.