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henrytqy
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Improve the AMP for the buffer or vice versa?
Apr 18th, 2012, 10:44pm
 
Hi guys

I have designed an AMP, and also a buffer for test. But a large Cap is brought by the buffer, which is a problem and limits the BW.

I have come up with an idea, Ind peaking in the last stage of the AMP to overcome it.  Thinking it for twice, I feel the direction is a little wrong, which is that I change my AMP(what I want to design) to adapt the buffer(just for the measurement).

What do you think of my  idea?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance~~~
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Re: Improve the AMP for the buffer or vice versa?
Reply #1 - Apr 19th, 2012, 8:10am
 
I agree...your method sounds wrong. What kind of signal are you trying to measure?

Aaron

Btw, oscilloscopes use 10:1 probes to solve that issue...but maybe there is a better method in your case.
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Re: Improve the AMP for the buffer or vice versa?
Reply #2 - Apr 22nd, 2012, 7:07am
 
aaron_do wrote on Apr 19th, 2012, 8:10am:
I agree...your method sounds wrong. What kind of signal are you trying to measure?

Aaron

Btw, oscilloscopes use 10:1 probes to solve that issue...but maybe there is a better method in your case.


Sorry to reply so late.

My signal is a digital signal before the CDR ckt. Its swing may be as large as 1.5*VDD. But since the instrument has an impedence of 50 ohm, the driver must steer a large current, thus the large W/L.

I don't understand the 10:1 probes in my case, could you please   explain it more clearly.

Thanks a lot~~~
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Re: Improve the AMP for the buffer or vice versa?
Reply #3 - Apr 22nd, 2012, 5:47pm
 
If it is a digital signal, why don't you use a string of inverters getting larger towards the end?
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