Wide common mode differential input amplifier and method
First Claim
1. A wide input range amplifier comprising:
- a first stage having first and second inputs, first and second outputs, and first, second and third voltage sources, said first stage accepting input signals having a first common mode voltage range and outputting a first output signal having a second common mode voltage range and being amplified a first amount;
a second stage having first and second inputs connected to said first and second outputs of said first stage, respectively, said second stage accepting input signals having a common mode voltage in said second range and outputting a second output signal having a third common mode voltage range and being amplified a second amount.
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Abstract
A wide input range amplifier includes a first and second stage. The first stage has first and second inputs, first and second outputs, and first, second and third voltage sources. The first stage accepts input signals having a first common mode voltage range and outputs a first output signal having a second common mode voltage range and being amplified a first amount. The second stage has first and second inputs connected to the first and second outputs of the first stage, respectively. The second stage accepts input signals having a common mode voltage in the second range and outputs a second output signal having a third common mode voltage range and being amplified a second amount.
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47 Claims
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1. A wide input range amplifier comprising:
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a first stage having first and second inputs, first and second outputs, and first, second and third voltage sources, said first stage accepting input signals having a first common mode voltage range and outputting a first output signal having a second common mode voltage range and being amplified a first amount;
a second stage having first and second inputs connected to said first and second outputs of said first stage, respectively, said second stage accepting input signals having a common mode voltage in said second range and outputting a second output signal having a third common mode voltage range and being amplified a second amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of buffering an input signal, said method comprising:
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providing a first amplifier stage for receiving an input signal having a first voltage range, amplifying said input signal a first amount, and outputting an output signal having a second voltage range being amplified said first amount;
providing a second amplifier stage for receiving said output signal from said first amplifier stage, amplifying said output signal a second amount, and outputting a differential output signal having a third voltage range being amplified said second amount. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for receiving a signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a thick device signal having a first common mode range;
amplifying said thick device signal a first amount and stepping said thick device signal down to a first thin device signal having a second common mode range; and
amplifying said thin device signal a second amount and outputting a second thin device signal having a third common mode voltage range. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A wide input range amplifier comprising:
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a first amplifying means for accepting input signals having a first common mode voltage range and outputting a first output signal having a second common mode voltage range and being amplified a first amount;
a second amplifying means for accepting input signals having a common mode voltage in said second range and outputting a second output signal having a third common mode voltage range and being amplified a second amount. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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