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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dan Nobbe, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Arul M. Balasubramaniyan, Round Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/26 ; G06G 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/26 ; G06G 7/12 ;
Abstract
A variable gain element for adjusting a magnitude of an input signal. The variable gain element includes a first differential transistor pair having a first transistor coupled to a second transistor. A second differential transistor pair couples the second transistor to a supply voltage and to an output terminal of the first transistor. A load resistor couples the output terminal to the supply voltage. A control voltage applied to an input of the second differential pair causes a varying amount of current cancellation through the load resistor.