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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2005
Robert David Zucker, Los Altos, CA (US);
Barry Harvey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert David Zucker, Los Altos, CA (US);
Barry Harvey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Intersil Americas Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Ground skimming output stages that are designed to drive wideband signals with the ability to provide a high quality output signal all the way to the low supply rail are provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the output stage of the present invention includes a translinear current controller, an output transistor and a current mirror. While not limited thereto, embodiments of the present invention only require a single positive power supply, consistent with the recent trend toward integrated circuits that only require a single low voltage power supply.