Current-input

Operational Amplifiers
Willy Sansen

KULeuven, ESAT-MICAS
Leuven, Belgium
willy.sansen@esat.kuleuven.be

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Table of contents

• Operational current amplifier

• Configurations current amplifiers

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Current or voltage amplifier

RF

IIN IIN
vOUT vOUT
Av AR

vOUT = RFIIN vOUT = ARIIN

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Operational current amplifier Gain & Speed

1 : B2
M2 M5
AR = B2ROUT = B2 ro5//ro6
IB
1
BW = ~ IDS
M1 2π CLROUT
- 1 : 1
+ CL
IIN

B2
M3 AR BW =
2π CL
IB
IIN
M4
1 : B2 M6
SR = B2 IDS
CL

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Operational current amplifier : noise
IIN
1 : B2 SR = B2 IDS
M2 M5 CL
IB 2
diDS2 = 4kT gm df
3
M1
- 1 : 1
+ CL diIN2 ≈ 2 diDS2
IIN

S IIN
M3
=
N π
IB diIN2 BW
2
M4 B2 M6 S IIN
1 : ~ IDS
N IDS
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 Gain and noise in MOST cascodes
RL RL IL IL
vout vout vout vout
iN iN iN iN

RBB RBB
RB iin IB iin RB iin IB iin

rDS > RL RBB > RL gmrDS > 1

vout RB
gmRL RL gmrDSRB gmrDSRBB
iin 1+gmRB
vout RL RL
RB rDS
iN 1+gmRB gmRBB
iin 1 1 1 1
iN gmRB gmRBB gmrDS gmRBB
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 OTA in feedbackloop
RF

Cc
IB
RS gm1
M1 GBW =
- + 2π Cc
vIN -
+ +
RF 1
- AvV = -
RS RF jωCc
1+
RS gm1

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 OCA in feedbackloop
RF
1 : B2

IB Cc

RS M1
- +
vIN -
+ +
RF 1
- AvI = -
IB RS RF
1+ jω RS Cc
RS

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 Comparison AvV and AvI

RF 1 RF 1
AvV = - AvI = -
RS RF jωCc RS RF
1+ 1+ jω RS Cc
RS gm1 RS
AvV AvI RS = ct
32 kHz 32 kHz
1
1000 1000
GBW 2π RS Cc

RF /RS RF
f f
1 1

GBW is ct RS Cc is ct
gm1 = 0.2 mS; Cc =1 pF; GBW = 32 MHz; AvV = 1000; BW = 32 kHz
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Advantage AvI

RF 1 1
AvI = - 2π Rf Cc
RS RF More AvI
1+ jω RS Cc
RS More BW 1.6MHz
AvI RS = ct AvI RF = ct
32 kHz
1 RS small
1000 1000
2π RS Cc

RF RS
f f
1 1
RS Cc is ct RF Cc is ct
Cc =1 pF; RS = 100 Ω; RF = 100 k Ω; BW = 1.6MHz

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Limitations advantage AvI
1 1
2π Rf Cc 2π Rf Cc

RF = ct
AvI RF = ct AvI RS small

RS RS
f f
1 1
1
RS limited to RS + : Bipolar
2gm1

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Table of contents

• Operational current amplifiers

• Configurations Current amplifiers

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Single-stage OCA- 1 (AD846)

Cc/2 I2 BW = 80 MHz
I1

SR (G=1) =
+ 450 V/µs
-
vOUT

Cc/2
6.5 mA (5V)
I1
0.45 µA
I2

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Single-stage OCA- 2 (AD846)

RF = 100 kΩ
A = 10 : RS = 10 kΩ
A = 100 : RS = 1 kΩ

RF = 10 kΩ
A = 10 : RS = 1 kΩ
A = 100 : RS = 100 Ω

RF = 1 kΩ
A = 10 : RS = 100 Ω
A = 100 : RS = 10 Ω
1
RS + g > 10 Ω
BW(Hz) m1

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Two-stage OCA- 1 (AD8011 bipolar)
RF
1 : B2

IB

RS M1 Cp
- + vOUT
iIN -1
+

IB

1 : B2

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Two-stage OCA- 2 (AD8011 bipolar)
RF
I1 M2

I2
Cc/2
RS M1 Cp
- + vOUT
iIN -1
+
Cc/2

I2

I1

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Two-stage OCA :AD8011
RF BW =
340 MHz (G=1)
I1
57 MHz (G=10)
I2
SR (G=1)
Cc/2
3500 V/µs
RS Cp
- + vOUT
iIN -1
+
Cc/2 1 mA (5V)
15 µA
I2
Requires complementary
I1 bipolar transistor process

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 Two-stage OCA (LM3900)

GBW = 2.5 MHz

SR (G=1) =
Cp vOUT 0.5 V/µs

iIN--iIN+ 1.4 mA (4-36V)

1.3 mA
iIN- 0.03 µA

iIN+

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Current feedback opamp

110 MHz/ 1.5 mA

230 V/µs

Av = 2 in 100 Ω

fT = 3.8 GHz

Ref.Bales, JSSC
Sept. 97, 1470-1474

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Table of contents

• Operational current amplifiers

• Other current amplifiers

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