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Experiment # 5
Difference Amplifier, Current Sources, Level
Shifter & Phase Splitter
Difference Amplifier Design Specifications
- Vcc = + 15 V dc
- Vee = - 15 V dc
- Vin = 3 mV p-p @ 1 kHz
- |Av| =
50
- Load = 50 kW
- Zin greater than 50 kW
Objectives I
- Show all design calculations.
- Build and test the circuit and prove that you met all the specified
parameters.
Design Circuit of Difference Amplifier

Figure 5
Widlar Current Source Design Specifications
- Vcc =15 V dc
- Io = 1 mA
- RTH greater than 100 kW
Objectives II
- Show all design calculations
- Build and test the circuit and prove that you met all the specified
parameters
Design Circuit of Widlar Current Source

Figure 6
Wilson Current Source Specifications
- Vcc = 15 V dc
- Io = 1 mA
- RTH greater than 1 MW
Objectives III
- Show all design calculations.
- Build and test the circuit and prove that you met all the specified
parameters.
Design Circuit of Wilson Current Source

Figure 7
Level Shifter Design Specifications
- Vcc = +15 V dc
- Vee = -15 V dc
- Vin = 1 Vp-p with 2V dc offset
- Vout = ~ 1 Vp-p with no dc offset
Objectives IV
- Show all design calculations
- Build and test the circuit and prove that you met all the specified
parameters
Design Circuit for Level Shifter
Figure 8
Phase Splitter Design Specifications
- Vcc = +15 V dc
- Vee = -15 V dc
- Vin = 0.1 V - 10 V p-p
- Vo1 ~ | Vin| inverted
- Vo2 ~| Vin| non-inverted
- |V01|=|V02|
Objectives V
- Show all design calculations
- Build and test the circuit and prove that you met all the specified
parameters
Design Circuit of Phase Splitter
Figure 9
Last Modified: 4/16/98 by korman@seas.gwu.edu.