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Enhanced differential super class-AB OTA

A fully differential Super Class AB Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) is presented. To provide additional dynamic current boosting and increased gain-bandwidth product (GBW), not only adaptive biasing techniques has been applied at the differential input stage, but also Local Common Mode Feedback (LCMFB). Additionally, Quasi Floating Gate (QFG) transistors are employed, enhancing the performance of the amplifier. The OTA has been fabricated in a standard 0.5-μm CMOS process. Simulation results yield a slew rate improvement by factor 86 and a GBW enhancement by factor 16 when compared to the class A OTA while driving the same 70-pF load. Supply voltages are ±1-V and the value of the quiescent current is 10 μA. The overhead in terms of quiescent power, silicon area, and noise level is small.

Jaime Ramírez-Angulo | M. Pilar Garde | Antonio Lopez-Martin

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