Improved synthesis of gain-boosted regulated-cascode CMOS stages using symbolic analysis and gm/ID methodology

被引:58
作者
Flandre, D
Viviani, A
Eggermont, JP
Gentinne, B
Jespers, PGA
机构
[1] Lab. de Microélectronique, Univ. Catholique de Louvain
[2] Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve
[3] NTT Headquarters, Tokyo
[4] Ctro. Nac. de Microelectronica, Barcelona
[5] Lab. de Microélectronique, Louvain-la-Neuve
[6] Res. Assoc. Natl. Fund for Sci. Res., FNRS
[7] Ecole Royale Militaire, Brussels
关键词
circuit stability; circuit synthesis; CMOS analog integrated circuits; design automation; operational amplifiers; silicon-on-insulator technology;
D O I
10.1109/4.597291
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A systematic study of the gain-boosted regulated-cascode operational transconductante amplifier (OTA) CMOS stage is presented. Symbolic analysis is used first to describe the pole-zero behavior and second to propose design criteria for optimal settling time. A synthesis procedure based on the ''gm/ID'' methodology is considered further on for quick optimization of the architecture based on the de open-loop gain, transition frequency, and settling time specifications. Practical design cases are finally discussed.
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页码:1006 / 1012
页数:7
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