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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2004
Applicant:
Mark D. Dvorak, Waseca, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mark D. Dvorak, Waseca, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operational amplifier with selectable performance characteristics is provided. The operational amplifier provides a sleep mode (e.g., fully disabled) in addition to providing a number of different levels of awake operation (e.g., different performance characteristics). As such, the op-amp can allow a system to use only the power needed to obtain a required level of performance at any point in time. For example, the op-amp may be operated at a minimum power mode, an awake at mid-level power mode, or an awake at maximum power mode.