• DocumentCode
    2176358
  • Title

    A low noise operational amplifier design using subthreshold operation

  • Author

    Lamb, Kaila G. ; Sanchez, Steven J. ; Holman, W. Timothy

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    3-6 Aug 1997
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Abstract
    Subthreshold MOSFETs biased at 5 μA have been used to create scaleable, low noise, operational amplifiers. The operational amplifiers utilize input transistors operating in the subthreshold region and have been fabricated in two submicron CMOS processes. They demonstrate lower equivalent input noise voltage, more voltage headroom, and comparable or greater gain-bandwidth product than equivalent op amps operating strictly in saturation
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; operational amplifiers; 5 muA; low noise op amp design; low noise operational amplifiers; submicron CMOS processes; subthreshold MOSFETs; subthreshold operation; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS process; Circuit noise; Integrated circuit noise; Low-noise amplifiers; MOSFETs; Operational amplifiers; Transconductance; Voltage; White noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings of the 40th Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Sacramento, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3694-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.1997.666027
  • Filename
    666027