Design of two-stage class AB CMOS buffers: a systematic approach

A systematic approach for the design of two-stage class AB CMOS unity-gain buffers is proposed. It is based on the inclusion of a class AB operation to class A Miller amplifier topologies in unity-gain negative feedback by a simple technique that does not modify quiescent currents, supply requiremen...

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Autores: López Martín, Antonio, Algueta Algueta, José María, Acosta Cabanillas, Lucía, Ramírez Angulo, Jaime, González Carvajal, Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/23355
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/23355
https://doi.org/10.4218/etrij.11.0110.0465
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Analog integrated circuits
CMOS buffer
CMOS voltage follower
Quasi-floating gate
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Sumario:A systematic approach for the design of two-stage class AB CMOS unity-gain buffers is proposed. It is based on the inclusion of a class AB operation to class A Miller amplifier topologies in unity-gain negative feedback by a simple technique that does not modify quiescent currents, supply requirements, noise performance, or static power. Three design examples are fabricated in a 0.5 μm CMOS process. Measurement results show slew rate improvement factors of approximately 100 for the class AB buffers versus their class A counterparts for the same quiescent power consumption (< 200 μW).