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Switched-Mode Operational Amplifiers and Their Application to Continuous-Time Filters in Nanoscale CMOS


Abstract:

We introduce a new class of feedback amplifiers, called switched-mode operational amplifiers (SMOAs) that address voltage-swing limitations of classical feedback amplifie...Show More

Abstract:

We introduce a new class of feedback amplifiers, called switched-mode operational amplifiers (SMOAs) that address voltage-swing limitations of classical feedback amplifiers in scaled CMOS technologies. By exploiting the increased timing resolution available in scaled CMOS, SMOAs encode analog signal information in the time domain and provide near-rail-to-rail output-signal swing, high output-stage efficiency and better linearity. A 4th-order, 70 MHz continuous-time active-RC Butterworth filter is presented in 65 nm CMOS to demonstrate the advantages of SMOAs. The filter consumes 25.4 mW from a 0.6 V supply and achieves 55.8 dB peak SNDR while operating at a full-scale of 873 mV _{\rm ppd}. Thanks to SMOAs, the full-scale (73% of the 0.6 V supply voltage) and the bandwidth are respectively, a 2.5\times and 6.2\times improvement over other state-of-the-art low-voltage filters.
Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits ( Volume: 49, Issue: 12, December 2014)
Page(s): 2758 - 2772
Date of Publication: 23 September 2014

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