Patent ID: 8305133
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G06G,H03F

Abstract:
1. An electronic circuit comprising a plurality of translinear elements forming a first translinear loop and a second translinear loop, a current through a first one of the translinear elements representing a piecewise-polynomial-continuous function, the first translinear loop controlling a first portion of the piecewise-polynomial-continuous function in a first area of operation and the second translinear loop controlling a second portion of the piecewise-polynomial-continuous function in a second area of operation; and a linking transistor coupled to receive a current based on a current through a second one of the translinear elements and to drive at least a portion of a current through a third one of the translinear elements when in the second area of operation without reducing a current flow through another of the translinear elements, the second translinear element forming part of the second translinear loop and the third translinear element forming part of the first translinear loop.