Darlington feedback amplifier with good bias stability under large-signal conditions

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1271-1272
Journal / PublicationElectronics Letters
Volume40
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sep 2004

Abstract

A Darlington cell using resistive biasing suffers from bias stability under large-signal conditions, which can be detrimental at radio frequencies. Replacing the resistor with a transistor in a configuration similar to a current source but acting also as an amplifier has shown a beneficial improvement.