一种恒跨导CMOS运算放大器的设计

设计了一种宽带轨对轨运算放大器,此运算放大器在3.3 V单电源下供电,采用电流镜和尾电流开关控制来实现输入级总跨导的恒定。为了能够处理宽的电平范围和得到足够的放大倍数,采用用折叠式共源共栅结构作为前级放大。输出级采用AB类控制的轨对轨输出。频率补偿采用了级联密勒补偿的方法。基于TSMC 2.5μm CMOS工艺,电路采用HSpice仿真,该运放可达到轨对轨的输入/输出电压范围。     

Low-power high-speed rail-to-rail LCD output buffer with dual-path push–pull operation and quiescent current control

The present paper addresses a new compact low-power high-speed output buffer amplifier topology for large-size liquid crystal display applications. The suggested buffer achieves fast driving performance, draws a low quiescent current during static operation and offers a rail-to-rail common-mode input range. The circuit provides enhanced slewing capabilities with a limited power consumption by simultaneously exploiting the push–pull output sections of two basic complementary-type input amplifiers to realize a dual-path push–pull operation of the output stage. An auxiliary biasing network integrated in the input differential stage allows the quiescent bias conditions of the class-AB output stage to be inherently controlled without additional current dissipation. Post-layout simulation results confirm that the proposed amplifier can drive a 1-nF column line load within a 0.9-μs settling time under a 3-V full voltage swing, while drawing only 3.5-μA quiescent current. Monte Carlo simulations are finally carried out, showing a good degree of robustness of the proposed output buffer against process and mismatch variations.     

一种恒跨导轨对轨CMOS运算放大器的设计

设计了一种新颖的恒跨导轨对轨CMOS运算放大器结构。输入级采用轨对轨的结构,在输入级采用4个虚拟差分对管来对输入差分对的电流进行限制,使运放的输入级跨导在工作范围内保持恒定。输出级采用前馈式AB类输出结构,以使输出达到全摆幅。仿真结果显示,在5 V电源电压和带有10 pF电容与10 kΩ电阻并联的负载下,该运放在共模输入范围内实现了恒跨导,在整个共模输入范围内跨导变化率仅为3%,输出摆幅也达到了轨对轨全摆幅,运放的开环增益为108.5 dB,增益带宽积为26.7 MHz,相位裕度为76.3°。     

An integrated low-voltage class AB CMOS OTA

We present a new circuit topology for a low-voltage class AB amplifier. The circuit shows superior current efficiency in the use of the supply current to charge and discharge the output load. It uses negative feedback rather than component matching to optimize current efficiency and performance, resulting in a current boost ratio exactly equal to one. Measurement results for an example circuit fabricated in a 2-μm CMOS process are given. The circuit uses a quiescent supply current of 0.2 μA and is able to settle to a 1% error in 1.1 ms for a 0.4-V input step and a load capacitance of 35 pF. The circuit design is straightforward and modular, and the core circuit can be used to replace the differential pair of other op-amp topologies     

Rail-to-rail BiCMOS operational amplifier using input signal adapters with floating outputs

An operational amplifier with rail-to-rail input and output voltage range in 0.6 μm BiCMOS technology is presented. Two simple input signal adapters with floating outputs serving as pre-stages are introduced. They are followed by a differential amplifier. The adapters translate the input signals into a floating level within the operating region of the differential amplifier, enabling rail-to-rail operation. An inverter-based simple rail-to-rail class AB output stage has been used. With a single supply of 1.5 V, the proposed rail-to-rail operational amplifier achieves 72 dB DC open-loop gain, 2.54 MHz unity-gain frequency, 62° phase margin, 2.5 V/μs slew rate, and 147 μW power consumption.     

A -90-dB THD rail-to-rail input opamp using a new local charge pumpin CMOS

This paper describes the principle and design of a CMOS rail-to-rail input operational amplifier with THD performance of -90 dB which is suited for high-quality audio systems. A new output stage has been used featuring an output suing that extends to either supply rail and is capable of driving a low ohmic load (32 Ω). The opamp, which is realized in a 0.5-μm 3.3-V digital CMOS process, uses a standard two-stage Miller configuration. The rail-to-rail input functionality is achieved with a new area-efficient on-chip charge pump which provides the local supply voltage for the input differential pair. THD levels below -90 dB have not yet been shown with existing rail-to-rail techniques. This rail-to-rail input configuration also behaves independently of the common mode level with respect to transconductance and slewing characteristics     

New low-voltage class AB/AB CMOS op amp with rail-to-rail input/output swing

A new low-voltage CMOS Class AB/AB fully differential opamp with rail-to-rail input/output swing and supply voltage lower than two V/sub GS/ drops is presented. The scheme is based on combining floating-gate transistors and Class AB input and output stages. The op amp is characterized by low static power consumption and enhanced slew-rate. Moreover the proposed opamp does not suffer from typical reliability problems related to initial charge trapped in the floating-gate devices. Simulation and experimental results in 0.5-/spl mu/m CMOS technology verify the scheme operating with /spl plusmn/0.9-V supplies and close to rail-to-rail input and output swing.     

一种输入输出轨到轨CMOS运算放大器的设计

随着电源电压的日益降低,信号幅度不断减小,在噪声保持不变的情况下,信噪比也会相应地减小。为了在低电源电压下获得高的信噪比,需提高信号幅度,而输入输出轨到轨运算放大器可获得与电源电压轨相当的信号幅度。中文在理论分析了输入输出轨到轨CMOS运算放大器主要架构优缺点后,给出了一种新的输入输出轨到轨CMOS运算放大器的设计,该电路在华润上华0.18 μm工艺平台上流片验证。测试结果表明,输入范围从0到电源电压,输出范围从50 mV到电源电压减去50 mV,实现了输入输出轨到轨的目标。     

一个低噪声轨到轨输入输出范围的运算放大器

设计了一个轨到轨输入输出范围的低噪声运算放大器.在输入级采用电流补偿的方法来稳定该运算放大器在整个输入共模范围内的跨导,在输出级使用AB类的输出方法来提高运算放大器的输出范围,并运用双极晶体管比较低的闪烁噪声来改善该运算放大器的噪声性能,以此提高该运算放大器的动态范围.     

一种微功耗轨到轨输出AB类运算放大器设计

在分析研究AB类运算放大器的输入和输出级构成原理基础上,提出一种与信号处理模块的输出端匹配并具有一定负载能力的缓冲器的设计。缓冲器采用了AB类运放结构,其输入级采用折叠式共射共基结构,输出级分别采用PNP管和NMOS管作为上拉管和下拉管,结合电路结构的改进使之具有轨到轨(rail-to-rail)的输出特性和很低的静态电流。设计的电路具有开环增益大、静态功耗小、带宽较高等特点。此运放已在1.5μmBCD工艺下实现。测试结果表明,静态电流仅为8.5μA,闭环带宽达200kHz,开环增益为100dB。     

A compact rail-to-rail CMOS buffer amplifier with very low quiescent current

In this work, a very compact, rail-to-rail, high-speed buffer amplifier for liquid crystal display (LCD) applications is proposed. Compared to other buffer amplifiers, the proposed circuit has a very simple architecture, occupies a small number of transistors and also has a large driving capacity with very low quiescent current. It is composed of two complementary differential input stages to provide rail-to-rail driving capacity. The push–pull transistors are directly connected to the differential input stage, and the output is taken from an inverter. The proposed buffer circuit is laid out using Mentor Graphics IC Station layout editor using AMS 0.35 μm process parameters. It is shown by post-layout simulations that the proposed buffer can drive a 1 nF capacitive load within a small settling time under a full voltage swing, while drawing only 1.6 μA quiescent current from a 3.3 V power supply.     

A high current drive CMOS output stage with a tunable quiescent current limiting circuit

A CMOS output stage based on a complementary common source with an original quiescent current limiting circuit is presented. The quiescent current can be varied over a wide range by means of a control current with no need to modify the transistor aspect ratios. The output stage has been coupled to a conventional complementary input stage to form a rail-to-rail buffer. A prototype with the inclusion of auxiliary pins for biasing and current monitoring purposes has been designed using the 1-/spl mu/m double-polysilicon BCD3S process of STMicroelectronics. On a single 5-V power supply, the maximum output current is 20 mA. The amplifier, biased for a total power dissipation of 1 mW, exhibits a total harmonic distortion of -58 dB at 1 kHz with 4-V peak-to-peak on a 330-/spl Omega/ load. Correct operation of the quiescent current limiting circuit has been demonstrated for a minimum supply voltage of 2.2 V.     

High-speed driving scheme and compact high-speed low-power rail-to-rail class-B buffer amplifier for LCD applications

A high-speed driving scheme and a compact high-speed low-power rail-to-rail class-B buffer amplifier, which are suitable for small- and large-size liquid crystal display applications, are proposed. The driving scheme incorporates two output driving stages in which the output of the first output driving stage is connected to the inverting input and that of the second driving stage is connected to the capacitive load. A compensation resistor is connected between the two output stages for stability. The second output stage is used to improve the slew rate and the settling time. The buffer draws little current while static but has a large driving capability while transient. The circuit achieves the large driving capability by employing simple comparators to sense the transients of the input to turn on the output stages, which are statically off in the stable state. This increases the speed of the circuit without increasing static power consumption too much. A rail-to-rail folded-cascode differential amplifier is used to amplify the input signal difference and supply the bias voltages for the second stage. An experimental prototype output buffer implemented in a 0.35-/spl mu/m CMOS technology demonstrates that the circuit draws only 7-/spl mu/A static current and exhibits the settling times of 2.7 /spl mu/s for rising and 2.9 /spl mu/s for falling edges for a voltage swing of 3.3 V under a 600-pF capacitance load with a power supply of 3.3 V. The active area of this buffer is only 46.5/spl times/57/spl mu/m/sup 2/.     

Low-power BiCMOS op-amp with integrated current-mode charge pump

An operational amplifier with an integrated current-mode charge pump is presented. This operational amplifier functions with a 4-μA single-supply above-the-rail input and rail-to-rail output. Having an integrated charge pump greatly simplifies the amplifier design while providing an increased dynamic range over other rail-to-rail amplifiers. The current-mode charge pump limits the power loss associated with feedthrough current found in most voltage mode designs. The resulting amplifier, designed with a dual-well BiCMOS process, achieves a bandwidth of 54 kHz while consuming less than 10 μW     

A 1-V BiCMOS rail-to-rail amplifier with n-channel depletion modeinput stage

A BiCMOS rail-to-rail operational amplifier capable of operating from supply voltages as low as 1 V is presented. The folded cascode input stage uses an nMOS depletion mode differential pair to provide rail-to-rail common mode voltage range while typically requiring only 40 fA of input bias current. The bipolar transistor differential-to-single-ended conversion network employs a low-voltage base current cancellation technique which provides high input stage voltage gain from a l-V supply yet allows a 3-V/μs slew rate capability. The bipolar transistor output stage uses a low-voltage translinear loop which maintains a low impedance signal path to the output common emitter power devices. This circuit topology enables the amplifier to achieve a 4-MHz bandwidth with 60° of phase margin. The output voltage can swing to within 50 mV of each supply rail. An “on-demand” base current boost technique will be presented which can provide up to 50 mA of output drive capability from a 5-V supply, yet consumes only a few microamps when the output is in the quiescent state. A low voltage level shift technique will be described which uses an n-channel depletion mode source follower to provide isolation between the input and output stages     

A wide-band class AB monolithic power amplifier

A class AB Si monolithic power amplifier which achieves DC to 830-MHz small-signal bandwidth and delivers +20 dBm at 1-dB gain compression power and 100 MHz to a 50-Ω load is described. The circuits dissipates 540-mW quiescent power from a 12-V supply and has input and output impedances matched to 50 Ω. The circuit has a small die size, is housed in an inexpensive package, and exhibits excellent tolerance to input overdrive     

恒跨导高摆率轨对轨运算放大器的设计

本文在分析MOS管恒跨导输入级和AB类输出级运算放大器的基础上设计了一个高摆率、恒跨导的轨对轨运算放大器。在输入级中采用了齐纳二极管的稳压原理,保证Rail-to-Rail运算放大器的输入跨导恒定。为了实现高转换率,本文采用了一种新型的压摆率提高电路。另外,为了提高系统的稳定性,采用了控制零点的米勒补偿进行频率补偿。采...     

Effective parameter extraction using multiple-objective function for VLSI circuits

In this paper an input stage and an output stage are presented for application in low-voltage CMOS operational amplifiers. The input stage operates in strong inversion and has a rail-to-rail common-mode input voltage range. The transconductance (g _m ) is insensitive to the common-mode input voltage. The class AB output stage has a rail-to-rail output range. A class AB control circuit prevents any transistors in the output stage from switching off. This improves the large-signal high-frequency behavior and the step response of the amplifier. A complete two-stage Op Amp employing the proposed input and output stages was realized in a semi-custom CMOS process with minimum channel lengths of 10µm and transistor threshold voltages of approximately 0.7 V. The measured minimum supply voltage is 2.5 V. The measured input voltage range exceeds the supply rails and the output voltage reaches both rails within 130 mV. The unity-gain bandwidth of the complete Op Amp is severely limited by the long channel lengths. Simulations show that a unity-gain bandwidth of 7 MHz is feasible if 2.5µm channel lengths are used.     

Low Voltage CMOS Power Amplifier with Rail-to-Rail Input and Output

This paper describes a CMOS power amplifier with rail-to-rail input and output, also suitable for low voltage applications. The amplifier uses Simple Miller Compensation with high bandwidth stage to robustly and power efficiently compensate the amplifier. Circuit also includes a common mode adapter block, based on resistive level shift network, to implement rail-to-rail input and optional adaptive biasing block, which can be used to extend bandwidth of the amplifier for large high frequency inputs in continuous-time applications. Measurement results show that the amplifier is capable of driving heavy resistive and capacitive loads having maximum output current exceeding 100 mA, when driving 1 nF ‖ 10 Ω load from 3.0 V supply. Without adaptive biasing the linear amplifier achieves 5.7 MHz unity gain frequency and 61^∘ phase margin when driving 1 nF ‖ 1 kΩ load, while drawing 2.4 mA from 1.5 V supply.     

A Novel Class AB CMOS Power Amplifier

A novel class AB design is described. To achieve a large output voltage swing and to avoid the offset problems associated with a class AB input stage, the non-linearity is placed between the input and the output stage. Before the output stage the signal is separated in one positive and one negative half, which are then amplified separately.For the first time this topology is used in an integrated CMOS power amplifier. It operates with +/ –2.5 V supplies and can drive more than 4 V_pp into an 8 load.