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Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2013
Applicants:

Ahmed M. A. Ali, Oak Ridge, NC (US);

Paritosh Bhoraskar, Greensboro, NC (US);

Inventors:

Ahmed M. A. Ali, Oak Ridge, NC (US);

Paritosh Bhoraskar, Greensboro, NC (US);

Assignee:

Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H03F 1/32 (2006.01); G05F 3/02 (2006.01); G11C 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/5063 (2013.01); H03F 1/3252 (2013.01); G11C 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may provide an improved apparatus and method for reducing distortion in analog circuits. A circuit in accordance with the present invention may include a main path comprising an analog circuit with an input impedance, a source impedance representing the impedance of an input network driving the analog circuit, and a cancellation path. The cancellation path may be in parallel to the main path and may generate a cancelling non-linear current to substantially cancel a non-linear current drawn to the input impedance, resulting in a decrease of non-liner current flowing through the source impedance.


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