Title :
The flipped voltage follower: a useful cell for low-voltage low-power circuit design
Author :
Ramírez-Angulo, J. ; Carvajal, R.G. ; Torralba, A. ; Galan, J. ; Vega-Leal, A.P. ; Tombs, J.
Author_Institution :
Klipsch Sch. of Electr. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
Abstract :
In this paper a new basic cell for low-power and/or low-voltage operation is identified. It is shown that different versions of this cell, called "flipped voltage follower", have been used in the past for different applications. New circuits using this cell are also proposed here
Keywords :
analogue circuits; buffer circuits; current mirrors; differential amplifiers; low-power electronics; operational amplifiers; class AB behavior; current mirror; flipped voltage follower; low-power buffer; low-power circuit design; low-voltage circuit design; operational amplifier; output stages; pseudo-differential amplifier; pseudo-differential pair; Analog circuits; CMOS process; Circuit synthesis; Energy consumption; Impedance; Low voltage; Mirrors; Power supplies; Stability analysis; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1010299
