Field effect transistor cable television line amplifier
First Claim
1. In a cable access television line amplifier, an amplifier circuit having a circuit input and a circuit output, the amplifier circuit comprising:
- a first amplifier having a first input and a first output;
a second amplifier having a second input and a second output, the second amplifier being coupled in a push-pull arrangement with the first amplifier;
input circuitry for coupling the circuit input to the first and second inputs; and
output circuitry for coupling the first and second outputs to the circuit output,wherein the first amplifier includes a first field effect transistor coupled to the first input,wherein the second amplifier includes a second field effect transistor coupled to the second input,wherein the first amplifier further includes a third field effect transistor coupled to the first output,wherein the second amplifier further includes a fourth field effect transistor coupled to the second output;
wherein a fifth field effect transistor is coupled between the first transistor and the first output; and
wherein a sixth field effect transistor is coupled between the second transistor and the second output.
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Abstract
An amplifier circuit for a cable access television line amplifier has a circuit input and a circuit output and includes a first cascode amplifier having a first input and a first output, and a second cascode amplifier having a second input and a second output where the second cascode amplifier is coupled in a push-pull arrangement with the first cascode amplifier. The amplifier circuit further includes input circuitry for coupling the circuit input to the first and second inputs and output circuitry for coupling the first and second outputs to the circuit output. The first cascode amplifier includes a first field effect transistor coupled to the first input; the second cascode amplifier includes a second field effect transistor coupled to the second input; the first cascode amplifier further includes a third field effect transistor coupled to the first output; and the second cascode amplifier further includes a fourth field effect transistor coupled to the second output. An alternative amplifier circuit for a cable access television line amplifier has a circuit input and a circuit output and includes a first transimpedance amplifier having a first input and a first output, and a second transimpedance amplifier having a second input and a second output where the second transimpedance amplifier being coupled in a push-pull arrangement with the first transimpedance amplifier.
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32 Claims
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1. In a cable access television line amplifier, an amplifier circuit having a circuit input and a circuit output, the amplifier circuit comprising:
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a first amplifier having a first input and a first output; a second amplifier having a second input and a second output, the second amplifier being coupled in a push-pull arrangement with the first amplifier; input circuitry for coupling the circuit input to the first and second inputs; and output circuitry for coupling the first and second outputs to the circuit output, wherein the first amplifier includes a first field effect transistor coupled to the first input, wherein the second amplifier includes a second field effect transistor coupled to the second input, wherein the first amplifier further includes a third field effect transistor coupled to the first output, wherein the second amplifier further includes a fourth field effect transistor coupled to the second output; wherein a fifth field effect transistor is coupled between the first transistor and the first output; and wherein a sixth field effect transistor is coupled between the second transistor and the second output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. In a cable access television line amplifier, an amplifier circuit having a circuit input and a circuit output, the amplifier circuit comprising:
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a first amplifier having a first input and a first output; a second amplifier having a second input and a second output, the second amplifier being coupled in a push-pull arrangement with the first amplifier; input circuitry for coupling the circuit input to the first and second inputs; and output circuitry for coupling the first and second outputs to the circuit output, wherein the first amplifier includes a first field effect transistor coupled to the first input, said first field effect transistor having a gate and a drain, a capacitor, an inductor and first and second resisters, the first resistor coupled between the gate and the first input, a series arrangement of the second resistor and the capacitor and the inductor coupled between the drain and the first input, and further including a fifth field effect transistor coupled between the drain of the first field effect transistor and the first output, wherein the second amplifier includes a second field effect transistor coupled to the second input, wherein the first amplifier further includes a third field effect transistor coupled to the first output, wherein the second amplifier further includes a fourth field effect transistor coupled to the second output.
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