The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1998
Uday Dasgupta, Singapore, SG;
Tritech Microelectronics, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method and system for designing a two-stage operational amplifier having low total harmonic distortion. The method begins with estimating a gain level of a second stage of the operational amplifier. Then a transconductance of the second stage is calculated. A unity gain frequency level for the first stage is calculated and from that the one kilohertz gain level of the first stage. The gain level at one kilohertz is then calculated and from this, the unity gain frequency for the operational amplifier is then calculated. A value of the compensation capacitor for said operational amplifier is calculated followed by calculating a transconductance of a first stage of the operational amplifier. The overall D.C. gain level and the output resistance of the first stage of the operational amplifier is then determined. The transconductance of the first and second stages, the output resistance of the first stage with the load capacitance and resistance will be used to synthesize transistor sizes and bias current levels of the operational amplifier. The design is then simulated for stability and the method is repeated until stability is achieved.