Fourth-order electrical current source apparatus, systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8436682
APP PUB NO 20130099863A1
SERIAL NO

13279042

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Apparatus and methods disclosed herein operate to receive a differential input signal at a first-stage pair of transconductance devices. The differential signal is amplified by a second-order factor at a positive-side or a negative-side first-stage transconductance device, depending upon the polarity of the differential input signal, to create a second-order signal at the output of the appropriate first-stage device. The second-order output signal is then amplified by another second-order factor at a corresponding second-stage transconductance device. A resulting fourth-order signal is made available at an output node as a quartic-response current source. The quartic-response current source may be utilized as a dynamic bias source in conjunction with a linear amplifier to provide a high slew rate amplifier.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED12500 TI BLVD MS 3999 DALLAS TX 75243

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Hamlyn, Mark Melissa, US 12 27
Parkhurst, Charles Murphy, US 25 90

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