Well-defined design procedure for a three-stage CMOS OTA

A simple and well-defined design procedure for a three-stage CMOS OTA is presented in this paper. The approach is suited for a pencil-and-paper design and yields accurate performance optimization without introducing unnecessary circuit constraints. Simulations on a circuit implemented in a 0.35-/spl mu/m technology closely agree the results expected.

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