US4577228A
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Transversal filter incorporating MOS-transistor amplifiers
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-05-29
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Granted: 1986-03-18
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Expires: 2004-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A transversal filter suitable for use in a ghost canceller of television receiver. The amplifiers of the transversal filter employ MOS transistors each loaded by a complementary connection of a P-MOS transistor and an N-MOS transistor constituting a C-MOS transistor pair.
Inventors
- 👤 Ikuya Arai
- 👤 Toshinori Murata
- 👤 Masafumi Kazumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:50
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H15/00; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04N5/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
305 words
A transversal filter used in a ghost canceller of a television receiver comprising: (a) a first amplifier which receives an input video signal and provides a first output video signal in a same polarity as that of said input video signal and a second output video signal having a same amplitude as that of said first output video signal and a polarity opposite to that of said first output video signal; (b) a plurality of switches connected to said first amplifier and adapted to conduct selectively the first or second output video signal provided by said first amplifier; (c) a group of second amplifiers comprising a plurality of variable gain amplifiers connected to said switches correspondingly, each of said variable gain amplifiers having a terminal for receiving a control voltage, by which the amplitude of the first or second output video signal provided by corresponding one of said switches is varied; (d) group of delay elements comprising a plurality of delay elements connected in cascades, each of said delay elements being connected to a corresponding one of said variable gain amplifiers of said group of second amplifiers and operable to delay the first or second output video signal provided by said corresponding one variable gain amplifier for a predetermined time length; and (e) an adder connected to the output of said group of delay elements so as to receive the delayed first or second output video signal and adapted to receive the input video signal so that the delayed first or second output video signal is added to the input video signal, wherein said plurality of variable gain amplifiers of said group of second amplifiers each include an amplifying element formed by a MOS transistor which is loaded by a complementary connection of a P-MOS transistor and an N-MOS transistor constituting a C-MOS transistor pair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
305 words
A transversal filter used in a ghost canceller of a television receiver comprising: (a) a first amplifier which receives an input video signal and provides a first output video signal in a same polarity as that of said input video signal and a second output video signal having a same amplitude as that of said first output video signal and a polarity opposite to that of said first output video signal; (b) a plurality of switches connected to said first amplifier and adapted to conduct selectively the first or second output video signal provided by said first amplifier; (c) a group of second amplifiers comprising a plurality of variable gain amplifiers connected to said switches correspondingly, each of said variable gain amplifiers having a terminal for receiving a control voltage, by which the amplitude of the first or second output video signal provided by corresponding one of said switches is varied; (d) group of delay elements comprising a plurality of delay elements connected in cascades, each of said delay elements being connected to a corresponding one of said variable gain amplifiers of said group of second amplifiers and operable to delay the first or second output video signal provided by said corresponding one variable gain amplifier for a predetermined time length; and (e) an adder connected to the output of said group of delay elements so as to receive the delayed first or second output video signal and adapted to receive the input video signal so that the delayed first or second output video signal is added to the input video signal, wherein said plurality of variable gain amplifiers of said group of second amplifiers each include an amplifying element formed by a MOS transistor which is loaded by a complementary connection of a P-MOS transistor and an N-MOS transistor constituting a C-MOS transistor pair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A transversal filter according to claim 1, wherein said first amplifier includes an amplifying element formed by a MOS transistor which is loaded by a complementary connection of a P-MOS transistor and an N-MOS transistor constituting a C-MOS transistor pair.
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