Folded-Cascode Noise

EECS240 – Spring 2012

M5
Vbp1
Iss
Lecture 11: Folded Cascode OTA Vbp2

Vi+ M1 Vi- nf =
Vbn2

Vbn1 M3

Elad Alon
Dept. of EECS

EECS240 Lecture 11 4

Simple Diff. Input OTA Simulation Schematic

Vbp

Vi+ Vi-

Many more transistors, but overall characteristics very similar to common-source stage.

EECS240 Lecture 11 2 EECS240 Lecture 11 5

Folded-Cascode Schematic Bias, V*

Vbp1
Iss
Vbp2

Vi+ Vi-
Vbn2

Vbn1

EECS240 Lecture 11 3 EECS240 Lecture 11 6

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 Low Frequency Gain, Adm Biasing and Parasitic Feedback

Vbp1

Vbp2

Vi+ Vi- V
bn2

Vbn1

Many more transistors, but overall characteristics very similar to common-source stage.

EECS240 Lecture 11 7 EECS240 Lecture 11 10

Output Resistance

Beware of ro imbalance between NMOS and PMOS

current sources
EECS240 Lecture 11 8

Input Cascode

Iss Vbp1

Vbp2
Vi+ Vi-

Vbp3
Vbn2

Vbn1

EECS240 Lecture 11 9