An Improved Monolithic Voltage-Controlled Amplifier

An Improved Monolithic Voltage-Controlled Amplifier (1,073k)
By Gary K. Hebert, THAT Corporation
AES Convention Paper 4055, 99th Convention, October, 1995

The design and implementation of a monolithic voltage-controlled amplifier with an exponential gain-control characteristic is described. Sources of deviation from ideal performance, including distortion, noise, offset change with gain, and noise modulation, are analyzed.