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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2001
William Kung, Nepean, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A conventional differential transistor pair is provided with a dynamic bias circuit. The input voltage signal for the differential pair is also full-wave rectified and the rectified signal is used to bias dynamically the differential pair while the input voltage signal is being applied. One or more bias transistors having a control electrode fed with the rectified signal is connected in series with the differential pair. The result is that as the input signal magnitude increases the amount of bias increases dynamically and increases linearly for larger signals. Desired responses other than linearity can be achieved by making the signal that is fed to the rectifier vary according to any predetermined function.