Analytical comparison of frequency compensation techniques in three-stage amplifiers

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-80

  Grasso, A D ^a   Palumbo, G ^a   Pennisi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analogue circuits; Analogue integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; Feedback amplifiers; Frequency compensation

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

ANALOGUE CIRCUITS; ANALOGUE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY COMPENSATION;

FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 39049104318     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.397     Document Type: Article

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