Amplifier circuit
View Patent ↗In a first operational amplifier, an input signal is input to the negative input terminal, a reference voltage is input to the positive input terminal, a feedback path from the output terminal to the negative input terminal is formed, and the input signal is amplified by a predetermined amplification factor. In a second operational amplifier, an output from the first operational amplifier is input to the positive input terminal, the reference voltage is input to the negative input terminal, and a pair of outputs having opposite polarities to each other and used for performing BTL drive of a load are obtained at the output terminal. Using the above arrangement, a low-frequency signal can be amplified.
1. An amplifier circuit comprising:
a first operational amplifier in which an input signal is input to a negative input terminal, a reference voltage is input to a positive input terminal, a feedback path from an output terminal to the negative input terminal is formed, and the input signal is amplified by a predetermined amplification factor; and
a second operational amplifier in which an output from the first operational amplifier is input to a positive input terminal, the reference voltage is input to a negative input terminal, and a pair of outputs having opposite polarities to each other are obtained at an output terminal; wherein
a pair of outputs having opposite polarities to each other and configured to perform BTL drive of a load are obtained as outputs of the second operational amplifier,
wherein a resistor is provided in an input line for inputting the input signal to the first operational amplifier, a feedback resistor is provided in the feedback path, and a resistance ratio of these resistors determines the amplification factor of the first operational amplifier, and
wherein the input signal is a signal configured to correct for camera shake due to hand movement, and the load is a voice coil motor for carrying out an optical correction.
2. The amplifier circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the input signal is a signal configured to correct for camera shake due to hand movement, and the load is a voice coil motor for carrying out an optical correction.
3. The amplifier circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the voice coil motor carries out shift correction of a lens or an image capturing element.
4. The amplifier circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the voice coil motor carries out shift correction of a lens or an image capturing element.
5. The amplifier circuit according to claim 1 further comprising:
a third operational amplifier and a fourth operational amplifier,
wherein the third operational amplifier and the fourth operational amplifier each receive one of the pair of outputs having opposite polarities from the second operational amplifier, amplify the received pair of outputs with VCC/2, and output the amplified pair of outputs.