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[[File:Operational transconductance amplifier symbol.svg|thumb|Schematic symbol for the OTA — Like the standard operational amplifier, it has both inverting (−) and noninverting (+) inputs; power supply lines (V+ and V−); and a single output. Unlike the traditional op-amp, it has two additional biasing inputs, I<sub>ABC</sub> and I<sub>bias</sub>]]
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The '''LM13700''' (co-invented by Bill Gross and Don Sauer)<ref name="mfos">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190613215613/http://musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY&PROJARG=ELECTRONICS%252Facknowledgements.html&CATPARTNO=&PN=1&SONGID=NONE Acknowledgements], Music From Outer Space website</ref> consists of two current controlled [[operational transconductance amplifier]]s (OTA), each having differential inputs and a push-pull output. The LM13700 is like a standard [[op-amp]]: each has a pair of differential inputs and a single output, but an OTA is voltage in and current out rather than voltage in and voltage out; and OTAs are programmable via the I<sub>ABC</sub> pin. Linearizing diodes at the input reduce distortion and allow increased input levels. The darlington output buffers provided are specifically designed to complement the wide dynamic range of the OTA. This chip is very useful in audio electronics especially in [[analog synthesizer]] circuits like [[voltage controlled oscillator]]s, [[voltage controlled filter]]s, and [[voltage controlled amplifier]]s. The darlington output buffers on the LM13700 are different from those on the LM13600 in that their bias currents (and hence their output DC levels) are independent of I<sub>ABC</sub> pin. This usually results in performance superior to that of the LM13600 in audio applications.
 
== Darlington pair buffers ==
The '''LM13700''' in an [[operational transconductance amplifier]], or OTA for short, that is almost identical to the LM13600 (the darlington output buffer is the only difference). The LM13700 is like a standard [[op-amp]], but it is voltage in and current out and is programmable via the IABC pin. This chip is very useful in audio electronics especially in analog synthesizer circuits like voltage controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers. (VCO, VCF, VCA) The OTA chip utilizes a differential input stage and [[current mirror]]s to to achieve its unique circuit characteristics.
Pins 7 and 8 are the inputs to a pair of Darlington pair buffers. These have nowhere as high an input impedance as a [[JFET]] input [[operational amplifier|op-amp]]. When an external op-amp is used instead, the unused buffer pins can safely be left floating.<ref>[https://e2e.ti.com/support/amplifiers/f/14/t/264305?Terminating-unused-darlington-buffer-in-LM13700- Terminating unused darlington buffer in LM13700?], TI E2E Community Amplifiers Forum</ref><ref>''Make: Analog Synthesizers'' by Ray Wilson, Maker Media, 2013, {{ISBN|1449345220}}</ref>
 
== Equivalents and clones ==
==See also==
* NJM13700
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== See also ==
* [[Transconductance]]
* [[Operational transconductance amplifier]]
* [[currentCurrent mirror]]
* [[Operational amplifier]]
 
* [[Transconductance amplifier]]
== References ==
* [[current mirror]]
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== Further reading ==
* ''Make: Analog Synthesizers'' by Ray Wilson, Maker Media, 2013, {{ISBN|1449345220}}, Appendix B. ''The LM13700''
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.uni-bonnidea2ic.decom/~uzs159LM13600/ota3080LM13700.html A ShortThe Discussion of the Operational TransconductanceLM13600/LM13700 AmplifierStory]
* [http://www.idea2ic.com/LM13600/SpiceSubcircuit/LM13700_SpiceModel.html A more accurate LM13700 SPICE subcircuit]
* [http://www.alfarzpp.lv/eng/sc/AS13704.php AS13704], LM13700 functional replacement (without output buffers) by Alfa Rpar AS in [[SSOP24]] package.
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65783 LM13700 - new discovery (at least for me)], Mod Wiggler forum, Aug 2012, discusses the data sheet is easily misunderstood and why external op-amps are usually preferred over the internal buffers.
 
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