Title :
A high-drive, high-swing buffer amplifier
Author :
Nosratinia, Aria ; Ahmadi, M. ; Jullien, G.A. ; Shridhar, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Windsor Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A CMOS high dynamic range, high-drive buffer suitable for driving large capacitive loads is presented. A new area-efficient output stage has been used so that simulations reveal a drive capability of 200 kHz into a 5000-pF load. The circuit occupies only 110 mils2 in a 3-μm technology. The output range is rail to rail for R>10 kΩ. The buffer is capable of driving resistive loads down to 300 Ω with acceptable total harmonic distortion (THD)
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; buffer circuits; driver circuits; operational amplifiers; 200 kHz; 3 micron; 300 to 10000 ohm; 5000 pF; CMOS; THD; area-efficient output stage; capacitive loads; drive capability; high dynamic range; high-drive buffer; high-swing buffer amplifier; op-amps; resistive loads; total harmonic distortion; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Circuit stability; Dynamic range; Large-scale systems; Rail to rail outputs; Resistors; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1991., IEEE International Sympoisum on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0050-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1991.176787
