Abstract:
A regulated current source comprises a controllable output means (Mp) and a first regulation loop with a first comparing means to provide a control signal to the controllable output means. A first switch is arranged between the controllable output means and an output of the first comparing means. The current source also comprises an offset cancellation loop having second comparing means coupled with its input to the output of the first comparing means. A unity gain buffer is coupled to a node between the first switch and the controllable output means and selectively switchable arranged in parallel to the first switch.
Abstract:
An amplifier (100) includes an amplifying stage (110), a cascoded circuit (102), an input feed-forward circuit (120) and an output stage (150). The amplifying stage (110) is arranged receiving a differential input pair to generate an amplified differential input pair. The input feed-forward circuit (120) is coupled to the cascoded circuit (102), and is arranged for feeding the differential input pair forward to the cascoded circuit (102). The output stage (150) is coupled to the amplifying stage (110) and the cascoded circuit (102), and is arranged for generating a differential output pair according to the amplified differential input pair and an output of the cascoded circuit (102).