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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Aidan Cahalane, Co. Clare, IE;
Inventor:
Aidan Cahalane, Co. Clare, IE;
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An amplifier comprises: an input stage for receiving incoming signals; a high gain stage coupled to the input stage and providing driving signals in response to the incoming signals to an output driver stage; and an output terminal coupled to the output driver stage. The output driver stage comprises a high side driver circuit having a first terminal receiving a first driving signal pdrive from the high gain stage, a second terminal coupled VDD through a first voltage drop, and a third terminal coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier.