Title :
CMOS Adaptive Biasing Amplifier
Author :
Degrauwe, M. ; Rijmenants, J. ; Vittoz, E. ; De Man, H.
Author_Institution :
KATOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN-ESAT, KARDINAAL MERCIERLAAN 94, B-3030 HEVERLEE, BELGIUM
Abstract :
A transconductance amplifier is presented, in which the concept of a variable bias current has been introduced. The bias current is a function of the input signal. This amplifier has a very low standby power dissipation and a high driving capability.
Keywords :
CMOS technology; Converters; Current measurement; Driver circuits; Feedback; High power amplifiers; Power dissipation; Tail; Transconductance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Circuits Conference, 1981. ESSCIRC '81. 7th European
Conference_Location :
Freiburg, F. R. Germany
