Title :
Dynamic analysis tool for three-stage analog amplifiers
Author :
Yengui, Firas ; Fiedorow, Pawel ; Tixier, Thierry ; Abouchi, Nacer
Author_Institution :
Lyon Inst. of Nanotechnol. (INL), Univ. of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
This paper presents a new tool titled "Param2bode" for dynamic performance analysis of compensated three-stage amplifiers. It adjusts the parameters while observing the effects on dynamic performance in real time. Param2bode is based on equations generated automatically using techniques from symbolic analysis. We will give details concerning the followed steps of configuration and use of the tool. The operation and the feasibility of the tool have been shown by simulation tests and by tests performed by a Microelectronics company. It is also worth mentioning that this tool is extensible and applicable to any type of block diagrams of amplifier circuit. In its current state, Param2bode covers the analysis of the block diagrams of compensated three-stage amplifier using many types of techniques such as: NMC (Nested Miller Compensation) RNMC (Reversed Nested Miller Compensation) RAFFC (Reversed Active Feedback Frequency Compensation) and TCFC (Transconductance with Capacitances Feedback Compensation).
Keywords :
amplifiers; electronic design automation; Param2bode; amplifier circuit; block diagrams; dynamic analysis tool; dynamic performance analysis; electronic design automation; reversed active feedback frequency compensation; reversed nested Miller compensation; symbolic analysis; three-stage analog amplifiers; transconductance with capacitances feedback compensation; Analog circuits; Computers; Equations; Graphical user interfaces; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Transfer functions; analog circuit design; compensation; computer algebra; electronic design automation; symbolic analysis;
Conference_Titel :
NEWCAS Conference (NEWCAS), 2010 8th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6806-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6804-1
DOI :
10.1109/NEWCAS.2010.5603946