A standard-cell-based CMFB for fully synthesizable OTAs

F Centurelli, R Della Sala, G Scotti - Journal of Low Power Electronics and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we propose a fully standard-cell-based common-mode feedback (CMFB) loop
with an explicit voltage reference to improve the CMRR of pseudo-differential standard-cell …

Enabling ULV fully synthesizable analog circuits: The BA cell, a standard-cell-based building block for analog design

R Della Sala, F Centurelli… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this brief we propose a completely novel approach to design robust analog circuits made
up only of digital CMOS gates taken from conventional standard-cell libraries. The approach …

A tree-based architecture for high-performance ultra-low-voltage amplifiers

F Centurelli, R Della Sala, P Monsurrò, G Scotti… - Journal of Low Power …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we introduce a novel tree-based architecture which allows the implementation
of Ultra-Low-Voltage (ULV) amplifiers. The architecture exploits a body-driven input stage to …

An ultra-low-voltage class-AB OTA exploiting local CMFB and body-to-gate interface

F Centurelli, R Della Sala, P Monsurro… - … -International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work a novel bulk-driven (BD) ultra-low-voltage (ULV) class-AB operational
transconductance amplifier (OTA) which exploits local common mode feedback (LCMFB) …

A novel standard-cell-based implementation of the digital OTA suitable for automatic place and route

G Palumbo, G Scotti - Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a novel implementation of a digital-based Operational
Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) which has been recently introduced in the technical …

A differential-to-single-ended converter based on enhanced body-driven current mirrors targeting ultra-low-voltage OTAs

R Della Sala, F Centurelli, G Scotti, P Tommasino… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, an ultra-low-voltage (ULV) technique to improve body-driven current mirrors is
proposed. The proposed technique is employed to improve the performance of conventional …

A 0.3 V rail-to-rail three-stage OTA with high DC gain and improved robustness to PVT variations

R Della Sala, F Centurelli, P Monsurrò, G Scotti… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel 0.3 V rail-to-rail body-driven three-stage operational
transconductance amplifier (OTA). The proposed OTA architecture allows achieving high DC …

0.4-V, 81.3-nA bulk-driven single-stage CMOS OTA with enhanced transconductance

A Ballo, AD Grasso, S Pennisi - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper describes a single-stage operational transconductance amplifier suitable for very-
low-voltage operation in power-constrained applications. The proposed circuit avoids the tail …

A novel OTA architecture exploiting current gain stages to boost bandwidth and slew-rate

F Centurelli, R Della Sala, P Monsurrò, G Scotti… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
A novel architecture and design approach which make it possible to boost the bandwidth
and slew-rate performance of operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) are proposed …

0.4-V tail-less quasi-two-stage OTA using a novel self-biasing transconductance cell

M Akbari, SM Hussein, Y Hashim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a tail-less fully differential bulk-driven transconductance amplifier without
using a common-mode feedback (CMFB) circuit. The proposed amplifier employs two P-type …