This paper considers two schemes in which negative feedback is applied to a conventional emitter-coupled differential voltage-to-current converter circuit in order to achieve lower distortion. Representative circuits for each of these schemes together with simulated results for a given value of emitter-degeneration resistor are presented. It is possible to achieve a reduction in total harmonic distortion (THD) exceeding 20dB, for a peak-to-peak differential input voltage of 500mV, over that possible without this feedback.
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Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
Date of Conference: 5-8 Aug. 2007