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Amplifier circuit operating with single bias supply and less sensitive to fluctuation of threshold

Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-16
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-12-16
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Abstract

Abstract An amplifier circuit is powered by a single power voltage source connected to a drain node of a field effect transistor, and a series of a resistor and a diode produces a gate bias voltage from the power voltage at the single power voltage source so as to increase the resistance of a resistor connected to the source node of the field effect transistor, thereby decreasing a sensitivity of drain current to undesirable variation of the threshold voltage.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenichi Maruhashi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 14:51
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F1/00; H03F1/30; H03F1/301; H03F3/00; H03F3/189; H03F3/19; H03F3/193; H03F3/1935

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
An amplifier circuit operative to amplify an input signal for producing an output signal, comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate node supplied with said input signal from a signal input node, a source node for a source current and a drain node connected to a power voltage line for a drain current and supplying said output signal to a signal output node; a first resistive element connected between said source node and a constant voltage source for providing a resistance against said source current; and a gate bias circuit powered by said sower voltage line, and having a diode element for applying a gate bias voltage to said gate node, said diode element having a first node electrically connected to said source node and said gate electrode and a second node connected to said constant voltage source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
An amplifier circuit operative to amplify an input signal for producing an output signal, comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate node supplied with said input signal from a signal input node, a source node for a source current and a drain node connected to a power voltage line for a drain current and supplying said output signal to a signal output node; a first resistive element connected between said source node and a constant voltage source for providing a resistance against said source current; and a gate bias circuit powered by said sower voltage line, and having a diode element for applying a gate bias voltage to said gate node, said diode element having a first node electrically connected to said source node and said gate electrode and a second node connected to said constant voltage source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 276 words
An amplifier circuit operative to amplify an input signal for producing an output signal, comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate node supplied with said input signal from a signal input node, a source node for a source current and a drain node connected to a power voltage line for a drain current and supplying said output signal to a signal output node; a first resistive element connected between said source node and a constant voltage source for providing a resistance against said source current; a gate bias circuit powered by said power voltage line, and having a diode element for applying a gate bias voltage to said gate node; a first capacitive element connected to said signal input node; a second capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node electrically connected to said first capacitive element, a second node electrically connected to said gate node and a third node electrically connected to said second capacitive element, said gate bias voltage being supplied from said gate bias circuit through said input matching circuit to said gate note; a third capacitive element connected to said signal output node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node electrically connected to said drain node, a second node electrically connected to said third capacitive element and a third node electrically connected to said fourth capacitive element, and said drain current being supplied from said power voltage line through said output matching circuit to said drain node; and a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 276 words
An amplifier circuit operative to amplify an input signal for producing an output signal, comprising: a field effect transistor having a gate node supplied with said input signal from a signal input node, a source node for a source current and a drain node connected to a power voltage line for a drain current and supplying said output signal to a signal output node; a first resistive element connected between said source node and a constant voltage source for providing a resistance against said source current; a gate bias circuit powered by said power voltage line, and having a diode element for applying a gate bias voltage to said gate node; a first capacitive element connected to said signal input node; a second capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node electrically connected to said first capacitive element, a second node electrically connected to said gate node and a third node electrically connected to said second capacitive element, said gate bias voltage being supplied from said gate bias circuit through said input matching circuit to said gate note; a third capacitive element connected to said signal output node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node electrically connected to said drain node, a second node electrically connected to said third capacitive element and a third node electrically connected to said fourth capacitive element, and said drain current being supplied from said power voltage line through said output matching circuit to said drain node; and a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 244 words
An amplifier circuit comprising: a depletion type field effect transistor having a gate node, a source node and a drain node; a first capacitive element connected to a signal input node to which an input signal is supplied; a second capacitive element connected to a constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node connected to said first capacitive element, a second node connected to said gate node and a third node connected to said second capacitive element; a third capacitive element connected to a signal output node to which an output signal is supplied from said drain node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node connected to said third capacitive element, a second node connected to said drain node and a third node connected to said fourth capacitive element and a power supply line so as to transfer a drain current from said power voltage line to said drain node; a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; a first resistive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; and a series of a second resistive element and a diode element connected between said power voltage line and said constant voltage source so as to supply a gate bias voltage from a node between said second resistive element and said diode element to said third node of said input matching circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 244 words
An amplifier circuit comprising: a depletion type field effect transistor having a gate node, a source node and a drain node; a first capacitive element connected to a signal input node to which an input signal is supplied; a second capacitive element connected to a constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node connected to said first capacitive element, a second node connected to said gate node and a third node connected to said second capacitive element; a third capacitive element connected to a signal output node to which an output signal is supplied from said drain node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node connected to said third capacitive element, a second node connected to said drain node and a third node connected to said fourth capacitive element and a power supply line so as to transfer a drain current from said power voltage line to said drain node; a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; a first resistive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; and a series of a second resistive element and a diode element connected between said power voltage line and said constant voltage source so as to supply a gate bias voltage from a node between said second resistive element and said diode element to said third node of said input matching circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 243 words
An amplifier circuit comprising: a depletion type field effect transistor having a gate node, a source node and a drain node; a first capacitive element connected to a signal input node to which an input signal is supplied; a second capacitive element connected to a constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node connected to said first capacitive element, a second node connected to said gate node and a third node connected to said second capacitive element; a third capacitive element connected to a signal output node to which an output signal is supplied from said drain node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node connected to said third capacitive element, a second node connected to said drain node and a third node connected to said fourth capacitive element and a power supply line so as to transfer a drain current from said power voltage line to said drain node; a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; a first resistive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; and a series of a second resistive element and a diode element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source so as to supply a gate bias voltage from a node between said second resistive element and said diode element to said third node of said input matching circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 243 words
An amplifier circuit comprising: a depletion type field effect transistor having a gate node, a source node and a drain node; a first capacitive element connected to a signal input node to which an input signal is supplied; a second capacitive element connected to a constant voltage source; an input matching circuit having a first node connected to said first capacitive element, a second node connected to said gate node and a third node connected to said second capacitive element; a third capacitive element connected to a signal output node to which an output signal is supplied from said drain node; a fourth capacitive element connected to said constant voltage source; an output matching circuit having a first node connected to said third capacitive element, a second node connected to said drain node and a third node connected to said fourth capacitive element and a power supply line so as to transfer a drain current from said power voltage line to said drain node; a fifth capacitive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; a first resistive element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source; and a series of a second resistive element and a diode element connected between said source node and said constant voltage source so as to supply a gate bias voltage from a node between said second resistive element and said diode element to said third node of said input matching circuit.

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