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US5631603A
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Offset cancellation for differential amplifiers
Assignee: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1995-09-29
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Granted: 1997-05-20
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Expires: 2015-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A differential amplifier with improved offset cancellation is disclosed. The differential amplifier has a floating current source coupled to the drain terminals of the differential pair for providing complementary currents to cancel the offset voltage. In this way, the tail current in the differential pair is not affected by the offset cancellation and remains constant, while the common-mode offset is not worsened by the injected current.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederic M. Stubbe
- 👤 Edward W. MacRobbie
- 👤 Daryush Shamlou
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 15:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/45; H03F3/45071; H03F3/45479; H03F3/45632; H03F3/45744; H03F1/00; H03F1/30; H03F1/303
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A differential amplifier with offset cancellation, said differential amplifier having a predetermined output voltage offset, comprising: first current source means connected to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier; a differential pair comprising source, drain and gate terminals in common source configuration, said common source being coupled to said first current source means; active load means connected to said drain terminals of said differential pair, and second current source means coupled to both of said drain terminals of said differential pair for injecting and extracting complementary currents to said drain terminals, respectively to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A differential amplifier with offset cancellation, said differential amplifier having a predetermined output voltage offset, comprising: first current source means connected to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier; a differential pair comprising source, drain and gate terminals in common source configuration, said common source being coupled to said first current source means; active load means connected to said drain terminals of said differential pair, and second current source means coupled to both of said drain terminals of said differential pair for injecting and extracting complementary currents to said drain terminals, respectively to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 1, wherein said second current source means comprises either one of at least one floating current source or at least two fixed current source with complementary currents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 2, wherein: said differential pair comprises a pair of PMOS transistors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 2, wherein: said differential pair comprises a pair of NMOS transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 1, wherein said second current source means comprises first and second current sources for injecting currents into said differential pair to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 2, wherein said floating current source means comprises first and second current sources for injecting currents into, and extracting currents out of, said differential pair to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 3, wherein said floating current source means comprises first and second current sources for injecting currents into, and extracting currents out of, said differential pair to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 4, wherein said floating current source means comprises first and second current sources for injecting currents into, and extracting currents out of, said differential pair to cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
A differential amplifier with offset cancellation, said differential having a predetermined offset voltage, comprising: current source means coupled to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier; a differential pair having source, gate and drain terminals in common source configuration, their common source terminals being coupled to said current source means; active load means coupled to the drain terminals of said differential pair; first current source means coupled to one drain terminal of said differential pair for applying a first current to said differential pair, and second current source, equal in magnitude to, but opposite in direction to, said first current source means, coupled to another drain terminal of said differential pair for applying a second current to said differential amplifier, wherein both said first and second currents applied together cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
137 words
A differential amplifier with offset cancellation, said differential having a predetermined offset voltage, comprising: current source means coupled to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier; a differential pair having source, gate and drain terminals in common source configuration, their common source terminals being coupled to said current source means; active load means coupled to the drain terminals of said differential pair; first current source means coupled to one drain terminal of said differential pair for applying a first current to said differential pair, and second current source, equal in magnitude to, but opposite in direction to, said first current source means, coupled to another drain terminal of said differential pair for applying a second current to said differential amplifier, wherein both said first and second currents applied together cancel said predetermined offset voltage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 9, wherein: said differential pair comprises a pair of PMOS transistors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A differential amplifier according to claim 9, wherein: said differential pair comprises a pair of NMOS transistors.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of canceling a predetermined offset voltage in a differential amplifier, said differential amplifier comprising a first current source connected to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting a differential pair comprising source, drain and gate terminals in common source configuration, said common source being coupled to said second current source means; (b) connecting an active load to said drain terminals of said differential pair, and (c) connecting a second current source to said drain terminals of said differential pair for providing complementary currents to said drain terminals to cancel said predetermined offset voltage, said second current source applying a predetermined current to one drain terminal of said differential pair while extracting a complementary current of said predetermined current from another drain terminal.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of canceling a predetermined offset voltage in a differential amplifier, said differential amplifier comprising a first current source connected to a positive supply for providing current through said differential amplifier, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting a differential pair comprising source, drain and gate terminals in common source configuration, said common source being coupled to said second current source means; (b) connecting an active load to said drain terminals of said differential pair, and (c) connecting a second current source to said drain terminals of said differential pair for providing complementary currents to said drain terminals to cancel said predetermined offset voltage, said second current source applying a predetermined current to one drain terminal of said differential pair while extracting a complementary current of said predetermined current from another drain terminal.
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