Bipolar current sense amplifier

摘要

In a sense amplifier, collectors of a first pair of transistors are connected to and drive the bases of a pair of output transistors, and the bases of the first pair of transistors and the emitters of the pair of output transistors are coupled to input nodes of the sense amplifier. The speed of the sense amplifier is enhanced over the prior art because changes in currents (or voltages) on the input nodes change both the emitter and base voltages of the pair of output transistors.