The flipped voltage follower: a useful cell for low-voltage low-power circuit design

In this paper a new basic cell for low-power and/or low-voltage operation is identified. It is shown that different versions of this cell, called "flipped voltage follower", have been used in the past for different applications. New circuits using this cell are also proposed here.

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