• DocumentCode
    1433823
  • Title

    A rail-to-rail CMOS op amp

  • Author

    Babanezhad, Joseph N.

  • Author_Institution
    Sierra Semicond. Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1414
  • Lastpage
    1417
  • Abstract
    A CMOS op amp (operational amplifier) is reported which has a rail-to-rail voltage range at its input as well as its output. An area-efficient output stage has been used. While the entire op amp occupies only 600 mil2, when used as a unity-gain buffer and with ±5-V supplies, the op amp can drive a 9-Vpp/1-kHz sine wave across a 300-Ω load with -64 dB of harmonic distortion
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; operational amplifiers; 1 kHz; 300 ohm; 64 dB; CMOS; area-efficient output stage; operational amplifier; rail-to-rail voltage range; unity-gain buffer; Active filters; Circuit testing; Differential amplifiers; Frequency; MOSFET circuits; Operational amplifiers; Rail to rail inputs; Solid state circuits; Switching circuits; Transconductance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.90040
  • Filename
    90040