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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2002
Hiroshi Imai, Kariya, JP;
Takeshi Miki, Okazaki, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A high slew rate operational amplifier circuit of which the through current of its push-pull transistors is substantially zero is disclosed. The operational amplifier circuit preferably comprises an amplifier portion and a push-pull output amplifier including NPN and PNP output transistors. The output of the amplifier portion is transferred to the NPN output transistors base through a PNP driving transistor and to the PNP output transistors base through an NPN driving transistor. The emitters of the driving transistors are connected to respective power supply conductors through respective current sources. The through current reduction is achieved by resistors inserted between the current sources and the corresponding power supply conductors, an NPN transistor so connected with the NPN output transistor as to constitute a current mirror and a PNP transistor so connected with the PNP output transistor as to constitute another current mirror.