Title :
Optimisation of BiCMOS buffers for low voltage applications
Author :
Routley, P. ; Brunnschweiler, A. ; Ashburn, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Southampton Univ.
fDate :
6/23/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The numerical optimisation of existing low voltage BiCMOS buffer designs allows a valid comparison of performance. A new bootstrap BiCMOS buffer design, which combines temporary saturation and a bootstrap capacitor, is shown to be the fastest under all conditions. The new design operates down to a supply voltage of 1.1 V
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; bootstrap circuits; buffer circuits; capacitors; nonlinear network synthesis; optimisation; 1.1 V; BiCMOS ICs; BiCMOS buffers; bootstrap BiCMOS buffer design; bootstrap capacitor; low voltage BiCMOS buffer designs; low voltage applications; optimisation; performance; supply voltage; temporary saturation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940744
