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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Low voltage semi-folded metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (mosfet) amplifier circuit
Applicant:
Arlo Aude, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Arlo Aude, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low voltage semi-folded metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) amplifier circuit for use in a ring oscillator. Operation at a reduced minimum power supply voltage is achieved via a circuit topology with selectively coordinated transistor biasing and channel dimensions.