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Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003

Filed:

May. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:

Steven L. Caine, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 ;
Abstract

A SLIC assembly includes high voltage operational amplifiers (op amps) and low voltage op amps. The high voltage op amps are used to drive ring and tip signals while the low voltage op amps are used to drive other signals. The low voltage op amps include Class A-B amplifier drivers based on bipolar transistors. Bipolar transistors are also provided as bias compensating diodes for bias point stabilization over dynamic operating conditions such as temperature. The high voltage op amps include a composite MOSFET-bipolar complimentary symmetry driver stage that offers the bias control and stability of a bipolar device topology and drive capabilities of a power MOSFET device.


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