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Title: First stage gain calculation Post by MTXamp on Apr 1st, 2006, 5:24pm Hi I am trying to figure out how to calculate the first stage gain of the opamp shown in the lower portion of the attached picture. The opamp is similar to that of a folded cascode type but due to the presence of M10 and M11, I am not sure how to calculate the output resistance (and hence gain) of the first stage. May I have some hints please? Thank you. Best regards |
Title: Re: First stage gain calculation Post by RobG on Apr 4th, 2006, 8:08pm If memory serves me well, M10 and M11 affect the gain very little. Treat them like they are ideal level shifters; that is, the outut impedance is simply Ro7||Ro4. |
Title: Re: First stage gain calculation Post by Paul on Apr 5th, 2006, 1:05pm Hi, this topology has been published in A compact power-efficient 3 V CMOS rail-to-rail input/output operational amplifier for VLSI cell libraries Hogervorst, R.; Tero, J.P.; Eschauzier, R.G.H.; Huijsing, J.H.; Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of Volume 29, Issue 12, Dec. 1994 Page(s):1505 - 1513 This topology provides class-AB operation of the output stage at a power-supply independent (and first-order process independent) quiescent current. Indeed, the use of a simple inverter in an integrated op-amp is usually prohibitive due to the large power consumption variations with process, temperature and supply. As the amplifier output voltage is not affected actively, the amplifier gain is not modified. However, I am not exactly sure how M5 (added for symmetry?) in the other FC branch affects the amplifier behavior. Hope this helps Paul |
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