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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Rey-Losada, San Diego, CA (US);
Corey Petersen, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/18 (2006.01); H03F 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amplifier with a single-input class-AB output stage comprises an input stage providing a signal to an output stage. The output stage comprises a current-splitting stage having a bias current and providing at least two intermediate output currents, and a drive stage receiving the two intermediate output currents and driving an output signal having a positive side and a negative side.