Patent ID: 8441288

Claim:
An electronic circuit comprising: a voltage to single-ended current converter circuit, wherein the voltage to single-ended current converter circuit outputs a single-ended current signal in response to receiving a voltage input signal, and wherein the single-ended current signal is linearly proportional to the voltage input signal, and wherein the voltage to single-ended current converter circuit comprises: a voltage to linear current feedback loop circuit, wherein the voltage to linear current feedback loop circuit generates an interim current signal in response to receiving the voltage input signal, and wherein the interim current signal is linearly proportional to the voltage input signal, and wherein the voltage to linear current feedback loop circuit generates a current replication voltage in response to receiving the voltage input signal; and a current replication transistor, wherein the current replication transistor generates the single-ended current signal in response to receiving the current replication voltage, wherein the single-ended current signal is linearly proportional to the voltage input signal; and a single-ended current to differential current converter circuit, wherein the single-ended current to differential current converter circuit outputs a differential pair of current output signals in response to receiving the single-ended current signal; wherein the differential pair of current output signals are linearly proportional to the voltage input signal within a voltage operating range from a minimum operating voltage to a maximum operating voltage.