Differential negative impedance converters and inverters with variable or tunable conversion ratios

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8988173
APP PUB NO 20120256709A1
SERIAL NO

13441730

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A differential circuit topology that produces a tunable floating negative inductance, negative capacitance, negative resistance/conductance, or a combination of the three. These circuits are commonly referred to as “non-Foster circuits.” The disclosed embodiments of the circuits comprises two differential pairs of transistors that are cross-coupled, a load immittance, multiple current sources, two Common-Mode FeedBack (CMFB) networks, at least one tunable (variable) resistance, and two terminals across which the desired immittance is present. The disclosed embodiments of the circuits may be configured as either a Negative Impedance Inverter (NII) or a Negative Impedance Converter (NIC) and as either Open-Circuit-Stable (OCS) and Short-Circuit-Stable (SCS).

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  • HRL LABORATORIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Colburn, Joseph S Malibu, US 37 1602
Hitko, Donald A Grover Beach, US 20 129
Matthews, David S Oxnard, US 16 258
May, Jason W Santa Monica, US 6 248
Morton, Susan L Pittsford, US 2 20
White, Carson R Agoura Hills, US 38 360
Yung, Michael W Los Angeles, US 13 189

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