Sample-and-hold circuit with current gain

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, The subject invention is a sample-and-hold circuit that provides current gain and that is suitable for construction according to LSI (large scale integration) techniques. The circuit incorporates a bipolar transistor biased on (in the "sample" mode) to a predetermined quiescent state. A capacitor is connected across the output of the circuit (i.e. across the output of the bipolar transistor) to be charged to a certain voltage by the bipolar transistor and to store this voltage when the sample-and-hold circuit is in the "hold" mode of operation. IGFETS (insulated gate field effect transistors) are employed to bias the bipolar transistor and to switch the circuit …