A 1.5-V High Drive Capability CMOS Op-Amp

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 248-250

  Palmisano, G ^a   Palumbo, G ^a   Salerno, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analog design; CMOS amplifier; Low voltage; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

QUIESCENT CURRENTS;

OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0033078830     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.743789     Document Type: Article

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