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US5475338A
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Active filter circuit of a capacity ground type
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-27
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2012-03-27
Abstract
Abstract An active filter circuit has differential transistors having first conductivity type bipolar transistors and load transistors having second conductivity type bipolar transistors. A connecting node between the differential transistors and the load transistors is driven by a middle electric potential. Voltage dependent characteristics of earth capacitance including parasitic capacitances parasitic to the differential transistors and the load transistors can be kept constant by offsetting the voltage dependent characteristics of the parasitic capacitances. It is thereby possible to make the active filter circuit small in size and the consumed electric power reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Futao Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:53
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/45; H03F3/45071; H03F3/45076; H03F3/4508; H03F3/45085; H03H; H03H11/00; H03H11/02; H03H11/04; H03H11/0422; H03H11/0433; H03F2203/00; H03F2203/45; H03F2203/45571; H03F2203/45594; H03F2203/45612; H03F2203/45652; H03F2203/45674; H03F2203/45696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
An active filter circuit constructed of a transconductance variable type differential amplifier circuit, comprising: load transistors consisting of first conductivity type transistor, said load transistors supplied with a first reference voltage; differential input transistors consisting of second conductivity type bipolar transistors, said differential input transistors supplied with a second reference voltage; a ground capacitance consisting of a first parasitic capacitance parasitic between said load transistors and said first reference voltage and a second parasitic capacitance parasitic between said differential input transistors and said second reference voltage; wherein a connecting node between said first conductivity type transistor and said second conductivity type transistor to which said parasitic capacitances are parasitic is driven by a voltage equal to one-half the sum of said first and second reference voltages, and a differential output signal is output corresponding to a difference of input signals input to said differential input transistors from said connecting node.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
An active filter circuit constructed of a transconductance variable type differential amplifier circuit, comprising: load transistors consisting of first conductivity type transistor, said load transistors supplied with a first reference voltage; differential input transistors consisting of second conductivity type bipolar transistors, said differential input transistors supplied with a second reference voltage; a ground capacitance consisting of a first parasitic capacitance parasitic between said load transistors and said first reference voltage and a second parasitic capacitance parasitic between said differential input transistors and said second reference voltage; wherein a connecting node between said first conductivity type transistor and said second conductivity type transistor to which said parasitic capacitances are parasitic is driven by a voltage equal to one-half the sum of said first and second reference voltages, and a differential output signal is output corresponding to a difference of input signals input to said differential input transistors from said connecting node.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The active filter circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first conductivity type transistor has a size which is a predetermined number of times as large as said second conductivity type transistor, thereby voltage dependent characteristics of said first parasitic capacitance are offset by voltage dependent characteristics of said second parasitic capacitance, and the voltage dependent characteristics of said ground capacitance are thus made constant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The active filter circuit of claim 1 wherein said differential input transistors, said load transistors and said ground capacitance are operatively connected to form a corresponding operational amplifier stage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The active filter circuit according to claim 1 wherein each of said differential input transistors is connected to a corresponding load transistor so as to equalize the parasitic capacitances parasitic to the first and second conductivity type transistors.
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