Open AccessQuantised inverter amplifier
Author(s) -
Musayev J.,
Liscidini A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2018.0056
Subject(s) - inverter , electronic engineering , amplifier , electrical engineering , computer science , materials science , engineering , voltage , cmos
The quantised inverter amplifier concept is introduced, where an input signal is sliced and amplified by an array of amplifiers. This strategy expands the dynamic range of the amplifier and relaxes the power demand of the following stages as the total output swing can virtually exceed the supply voltage. Moreover, using multiple amplifiers helps to linearise the input–output transfer characteristic. Simulations results confirm the presented theory.