A Survey of Low Voltage and Low Power Amplifier Topologies

Anna Richelli; Luigi Colalongo; Zsolt Kovacs-Vajna; Giacomo Calvetti; Davide Ferrari; Marco Finanzini; Simone Pinetti; Enrico Prevosti; Jacopo Savoldelli; Stefano Scarlassara

doi:10.3390/jlpea8030022

Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications (Jun 2018)

A Survey of Low Voltage and Low Power Amplifier Topologies

Anna Richelli,
Luigi Colalongo,
Zsolt Kovacs-Vajna,
Giacomo Calvetti,
Davide Ferrari,
Marco Finanzini,
Simone Pinetti,
Enrico Prevosti,
Jacopo Savoldelli,
Stefano Scarlassara

Affiliations

Anna Richelli: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Luigi Colalongo: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Zsolt Kovacs-Vajna: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Giacomo Calvetti: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Davide Ferrari: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Marco Finanzini: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Simone Pinetti: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Enrico Prevosti: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Jacopo Savoldelli: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy
Stefano Scarlassara: Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia BS, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jlpea8030022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 3
p. 22

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Reducing voltage supply is one of the most effective way to reduce the power consumption, but, on the other hand it is a challenging choice for the analog designers. In this paper, different topologies, well-suited for low voltage and ultra-low voltage supply, are depicted, investigated, designed in the same standard 180 nm technology and compared, highlighting the benefits and the possible applications.

Published in Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications

ISSN: 2079-9268 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Applications of electric power
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jlpea

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