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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2005
David R. Baum, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vadim V. Ivanov, Tucson, AZ (US);
David R. Baum, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vadim V. Ivanov, Tucson, AZ (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An operational amplifier includes an input stage for producing a voltage signal in response to an input signal. An output stage includes an output transistor having a source coupled to a supply voltage and a gate coupled to receive the voltage signal. An output cascode transistor has a source coupled to a drain of the output transistor and a drain coupled to an output conductor. A gate control amplifier includes an input stage including a first input transistor having a control electrode coupled to the source of the output cascode transistor and an active load transistor, the input transistor and the active load transistor being coupled to a gate of the output cascode transistor. The gate control amplifier also includes a feedback amplifier having an input coupled to the source of the output cascode transistor and an output coupled to a control electrode of the active load transistor.