High-speed, low-power BiCMOS comparator using a pMOS variable load

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Boni, A ^a   Morandi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analog digital conversion; BiCMOS analog integrated circuits; Comparators; High speed integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MOSFET DEVICES;

COMPARISON CYCLE; LATCHED COMPARATOR; RESISTIVE LOAD;

COMPARATOR CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031674019     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.654946     Document Type: Article

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