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In low level integrated signal processing systems such as transducer systems, detector readout systems, radio receivers, etc, electrical noise is a fundamental limiting factor. For instance, the maximum sensitivity of AM/FM receivers or the best resolution of Silicon-detector readout systems is fully determined by the electrical noise. In the design of such systems, it is of crucial importance to optimize the noise performance of preamplifiers, as in a well designed system the noise performance of an entire system is always dominated by the preamplifier noise.
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Chang, Z.Y., Sansen, W.M.C. (1991). Introduction. In: Low-Noise Wide-Band Amplifiers in Bipolar and CMOS Technologies. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 117. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2126-3_1
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