• DocumentCode
    876084
  • Title

    An integrated class-B heating-aid amplifier

  • Author

    Getreu, Ian E. ; McGregor, Ian M.

  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    376
  • Lastpage
    384
  • Abstract
    An integrated hearing-aid amplifier, which uses a new class-B output stage and operates from a single silver-oxide cell, is described. The amplifier has a voltage gain of 76 dB, a volume control range of 47 dB, and a quiescent current of approximately 90 /spl mu/A. It is shown that the average battery life cannot be significantly increased by a further reduction in quiescent current.
  • Keywords
    Audio-frequency amplifiers; Hearing aids; audio-frequency amplifiers; hearing aids; Australia; Batteries; Circuits; Ear; FETs; Laboratories; Loudspeakers; Manufacturing; Microphones; Power amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1971.1050207
  • Filename
    1050207