Ultra-low-voltage inverter-based operational transconductance amplifiers with voltage gain enhancement by improved composite transistors

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This paper proposes topological enhancements to increase voltage gain of ultra-low-voltage (ULV) inverter-based OTAs. The two proposed improvements rely on adoption of composite transistors and forward-body-biasing. The impact of the proposed techniques on performance figures is demonstrated through simulations of two OTAs. The first OTA achieves a 39 dB voltage gain, with a power consumption of 600 pW and an active area of 447 µm2. The latter allies the forward-body-bias approach with the benefit of the independently biased composite transistors. By combining both solutions, voltage gain is raised to 51 dB, consuming less power (500 pW) at the cost of an increased area of 727 µm2. The validation has been performed through post-layout simulations with the Cadence Analog Design Environment and the TSMC 180 nm design kit, with the supply voltage ranging from 0.3 V to 0.6 V.

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Rodovalho, L. H., Aiello, O., & Rodrigues, C. R. (2020). Ultra-low-voltage inverter-based operational transconductance amplifiers with voltage gain enhancement by improved composite transistors. Electronics (Switzerland), 9(9), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9091410

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