A 21 nV/√ Hz chopper-stabilized multi-path current-feedback instrumentation amplifier with 2 μ v offset

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 464-475

  Fan, Qinwen ^a   Huijsing, Johan H ^a   Makinwa, Kofi A A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chopping; current feedback; high power efficiency; low offset; multi path; offset stabilization; precision amplifier; ripple reduction; sensor readout

Indexed keywords

CHOPPING; CURRENT FEEDBACK; HIGH-POWER; LOW OFFSET; MULTI-PATH; OFFSET-STABILIZATION; RIPPLE REDUCTION; SENSOR READOUT;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84856486188     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2011.2175269     Document Type: Article

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