High-drive CMOS current amplifier

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 228-236

  Palmisano, Giuseppe ^b,c,d,e   Palumbo, Gaetano ^a,b,f   Pennisi, Salvatore ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^e SGS Thomson Microlectron on R and D   (Italy)

^f University of Catania ^*

Author keywords

CMOS; Current mode; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS;

CURRENT MODE; HIGH-DRIVE;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0031996769     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.658624     Document Type: Article

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