Abstract:
This research work emphasizes on the study of the computer assisted design and simulation
of the differential CMOS operational amplifier. The main objective of the
research was to allow op amps to maintain acceptable level of performance when the
supply voltage is low. Because, low voltage and low power op amp design has become
increasingly an interesting subject as many applications switch to portable battery
powered operations.
In this study, we have designed a two stage differential op-amp circuit and achieved an
increased open-loop gain. The design has been implemented in 0.2µm CMOS process
technology from a ±2.5V voltage supply and simulated using OrCAD PSPICE design
and simulation software. We have achieved a unity gain band width of 4.0633MHz
and an open loop DC gain of 134.245dB. The design was found to dissipate very small
power (0.085mW). The phase difference was 139.533
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Key words: CMOS, two-stage differential input/ output op-amp, Stability, Slew
Rate, Open loop DC gain, Power dissipation and OrCAD PSPICE.