Title :
Harmonic distortion in single-stage amplifiers
Author :
Giustolisi, G. ; Palumbo, G. ; Pennisi, S.
Author_Institution :
DEES, Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A simplified study of harmonic distortion in single-stage amplifiers is proposed. The analysis provides simple and insightful equations that are found in excellent agreement with simulation data of a transistor-level circuit
Keywords :
amplifiers; analogue integrated circuits; circuit simulation; harmonic distortion; nonlinear network analysis; CMOS amplifier; Spectre simulations; closed-loop analysis; harmonic distortion; nonlinear input transconductance; second harmonic distortion factors; single-stage amplifiers; transistor-level circuit simulation data; Analytical models; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Equations; Frequency domain analysis; Harmonic analysis; Harmonic distortion; Transconductance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1010916