Abstract
Low-voltage low-power amplifiers are limited in their dynamic range and bandwidth. The maximum dynamic range is limited by the supply-power and the thermal noise in resistors. To obtain the maximum dynamic range several rail-to-rail input and output stages are designed.
The bandwidth is limited by the low-power condition. To reach the maximum bandwidth as well as a large DC-gain various frequency compensation techniques, such as Parallel, Nested Miller and Multipath Nested Miller Compensation are discussed.
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Hogervorst, R., Huijsing, J.H., de Langen, KJ., Eschauzier, R.G.H. (1995). Low-Voltage Low-Power Amplifiers. In: van de Plassche, R.J., Sansen, W.M.C., Huijsing, J.H. (eds) Analog Circuit Design. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2353-3_2
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