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Analog IC Design

Lecture 12
The Five-Transistor (5T) OTA

Dr. Hesham A. Omran

Integrated Circuits Laboratory (ICL)
Electronics and Communications Eng. Dept.
Faculty of Engineering
Ain Shams University
 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 MOSFET in Saturation
❑ The channel is pinched off if the difference between the gate and drain voltages is not
sufficient to create an inversion layer
𝑉𝐺𝐷 ≤ 𝑉𝑇𝐻 𝑂𝑅 𝑉𝐷𝑆 ≥ 𝑉𝑜𝑣
❑ Square-law (long channel MOS) VSG > |VTH|
𝜇𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑥 𝑊 2 1 + 𝜆𝑉
𝐼𝐷 = ⋅ 𝑉𝑜𝑣 𝐷𝑆 VSD > |Vov|
2 𝐿

𝑉𝑆𝐵 ↑ ⇒ 𝑉𝑇𝐻 ↑ VDG < |VTH|

VGS>VTH VGD<VTH
VSB G
B S D VGD < VTH

VDS > Vov

p+ n+ n+
p-sub VGS > VTH
VDS>Vov
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 Regions of Operation Summary
OFF
ON
(Subthreshold)
𝑉𝐺𝑆 > 𝑉𝑇𝐻
𝑉𝐺𝑆 < 𝑉𝑇𝐻

Triode Pinch-Off
(Saturation)
𝑉𝐷𝑆 < 𝑉𝑜𝑣
𝑉𝐷𝑆 ≥ 𝑉𝑜𝑣
Or
Or
𝑉𝐺𝐷 > 𝑉𝑇𝐻
𝑉𝐺𝐷 ≤ 𝑉𝑇𝐻

𝑊 2
𝑉𝐷𝑆 𝜇𝐶𝑜𝑥 𝑊 2
𝐼𝐷 = 𝜇𝐶𝑜𝑥 𝑉 𝑉 − 𝐼𝐷 = 𝑉 1 + 𝜆𝑉𝐷𝑆
𝐿 𝑜𝑣 𝐷𝑆 2 2 𝐿 𝑜𝑣

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 High Frequency Small Signal Model
𝜕𝐼𝐷 𝑊 𝑊 2𝐼𝐷
𝑔𝑚 = = 𝜇𝐶𝑜𝑥 𝑉 = 𝜇𝐶𝑜𝑥 ⋅ 2𝐼𝐷 =
𝜕𝑉𝐺𝑆 𝐿 𝑜𝑣 𝐿 𝑉𝑜𝑣

𝑔𝑚𝑏 = 𝜂𝑔𝑚 𝜂 ≈ 0.1 − 0.25

1 𝑉𝐴 1 1
𝑟𝑜 = = = 𝑉𝐴 ∝ 𝐿 ↔ 𝜆 ∝ 𝑉𝐷𝑆 ↑ 𝑉𝐴 ↑
𝜕𝐼𝐷 /𝜕𝑉𝐷𝑆 𝐼𝐷 𝜆𝐼𝐷 𝐿

𝐶𝑔𝑏 ≈ 0 𝐶𝑔𝑠 ≫ 𝐶𝑔𝑑 𝐶𝑠𝑏 > 𝐶𝑑𝑏

Cgd
G D

Cgb Cgs gmvgs gmbvbs ro Cdb

Csb
S
B
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 Rin/out Shortcuts Summary

𝑟𝑜 1 + 𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑅𝑆
H.I.N.

1 𝑅𝐷
∞ 1+
𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑟𝑜
At low
frequencies ONLY L.I.N.

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 Summary of Basic Topologies
CS CG CD (SF)

RD RD RD
vout vout
vin vin
vin vout
RS RS RS

Voltage & current amplifier Voltage amplifier Voltage buffer

Current buffer Current amplifier
1 𝑅𝐷
Rin ∞ 𝑅𝑆 || 1+ ∞
𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑟𝑜
1 𝑅𝐷
Rout 𝑅𝐷 ||𝑟𝑜 1 + 𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑅𝑆 𝑅𝐷 ||𝑟𝑜 𝑅𝑆 || 1+
𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑟𝑜
−𝒈𝒎 𝒈𝒎
Gm 𝒈𝒎 + 𝒈𝒎𝒃
𝟏 + 𝒈𝒎 + 𝒈𝒎𝒃 𝑹𝑺 𝟏 + 𝑹𝑫 /𝒓𝒐
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 Differential Amplifier
Pseudo Diff Amp Diff Pair (w/ ideal CS) Diff Pair (w/ 𝑹𝑺𝑺 )

𝑨𝒗𝒅 −𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷 −𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷 −𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷

−𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷
𝑨𝒗𝑪𝑴 −𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷 0
1 + 2 𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑅𝑆𝑆

2 𝑔𝑚 + 𝑔𝑚𝑏 𝑅𝑆𝑆
𝑨𝒗𝒅 /𝑨𝒗𝑪𝑴 1 ∞
≫1

𝑣𝑜𝑑 Δ𝑅𝐷 Δ𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝐷

𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀2𝑑 = ≈ +
𝑣𝑖𝐶𝑀 2𝑅𝑆𝑆 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆
𝐴𝑣𝑑
𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 =
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀2𝑑

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 Op-Amp
❑ An op-amp is simply a high gain differential amplifier
▪ The gain can be increased by using cascodes and multi-stage amplification
❑ The diff amp is a key block in many analog and RF circuits
▪ DEEP understanding of diff amp is ESSENTIAL

M3 M4
Vout
Vin+
Vout Vin+ M1 M2 Vin-
Vin-

VB M5

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 Op-Amp vs OTA
❑ Ideal op-amp has infinite 𝑅𝑖𝑛 , infinite gain, and zero 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
❑ Practical op-amp has HIGH 𝑅𝑖𝑛 , HIGH gain, and LOW 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
▪ LOW 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 required to avoid loading when driving resistive loads
▪ The op-amp is usually implemented as a multistage amplifier
▪ The last stage (output stage) is a buffer to provide LOW 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
❑ IC CMOS op-amps usually drive capacitive loads
▪ Usually, there is no need for LOW 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
▪ The output stage (buffer) is not required
▪ These modern integrated op-amps are usually called Operational Transconductance
Amplifiers (OTAs)

Buffer

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 Op-Amp vs OTA
❑ In short, an OTA is an op-amp without an output stage (buffer)
❑ Some designers just use op-amp name and symbol for both
Op-amp OTA
Rout LOW HIGH
Rout iout iout
vin vout vin vout
iin iin
Model Rin Avvin Rin Gmvin Rout

Diff input, SE output

Fully diff

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 How to Get SE Output?
❑ Trivial solution: discard one output!
▪ But the gain is halved (and the CMRR is poor ~ 𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝑆𝑆 )
❑ Better solution: use a diff to single-ended (SE) converter (but how?!)

RD RD
Vout
Vin+ Vin+ M1 M2
Vout VP
Vin- Vin-
ISS

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 5T OTA
❑ A.k.a. diff pair with active load, diff pair with CM load, unbalanced diff pair.
❑ Can be viewed in two ways
1. We use a current mirror to transfer the small signal current from the left side to the
right side.
2. M3 is a diode-connected load and M4 is a CS amplifier that transfers the small signal
voltage from the left side to the right side.

M3 M4 M3 M4
?
Vout Vout
Vin+ M1 M2 Vin- Vin+ M1 M2 Vin-
VP VP

ISS ISS
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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 5T OTA Analysis
❑ In general, half-circuit principle cannot be used due to asymmetry

❑ Similar to diff amp, we carry four types of analysis:

A. Small signal analysis
M3 M4
1. Diff small signal analysis
Vout
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis Vin+ M1 M2 Vin-
VP
1. Diff large signal analysis
ISS
2. CM large signal analysis

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 A1. Diff Small Signal Analysis
❑ Solve it using superposition as a whole using GmRout (Can we use half-circuit? Why?)
❑ Each side contributes to 𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡 twice: directly and through the mirror
′ ′′
𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡 + 𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡

𝑔𝑚1 𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑔𝑚2 𝑣𝑖𝑑

𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ ⋅𝟐⋅ + ⋅𝟐⋅
1 + 𝑔𝑚1 (1/𝑔𝑚2 ) 2 1 + 𝑔𝑚2 1/𝑔𝑚1 2
𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝐺𝑚 = ≈ 𝑔𝑚1,2
𝑣𝑖𝑑

M3 M4 M3 M4
iout i'out

vid/2 M1 M2 -vid/2 vid/2 M1 M2

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 A1. Diff Small Signal Analysis
❑ Can we use half-circuit? Why?

𝑣𝑥 𝑣𝑥
𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 = = ||𝑟𝑜4
𝑖𝑥 2𝑖𝑦
𝑣𝑥
= 𝑅𝐿𝐹𝐷,𝑀2 ≈ 𝑟𝑜2 1 + 𝑔𝑚2 𝑅𝐿𝐹𝑆,𝑀1 ≈ 2𝑟𝑜2 1/gm3
𝑖𝑦 ro4
iy iy
𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ 𝑟𝑜2 ||𝑟𝑜4 ix
vx
𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 iy
𝐴𝑣𝑑 = ≈ 𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑟𝑜2 ||𝑟𝑜4
𝑣𝑖𝑑 ro1 ro2

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ If the tail CS is ideal
▪ The two sides will generate current in the same direction
▪ Thus both currents must be zero
𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐴𝑣𝑑
𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 0 ⇒ 𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = = 0 ⇒ 𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 = →∞
𝑣𝑖𝐶𝑀 𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀

M3 M4 M3 M4

Vout Vout

ViCM M1 M2 ViCM ViCM M1 M2 ViCM

VP

ISS

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ For non-ideal tail CS: 𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 ≠ 0 and 𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 ≠ ∞
❑ The presence of 𝑅𝑆𝑆 complicates the analysis. Using SLiCAP yields:

1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 ≈ −
2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆
❑ Can we derive the same result intuitively?

M3 M4
VF
Vout
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP

ISS RSS

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ M1 and M2 have the same 𝑉𝐺𝑆 : Difference in 𝐼𝐷 depends on 𝑉𝐷𝑆
❑ M3 and M4 have the same 𝑉𝐺𝑆 : Difference in 𝐼𝐷 depends on 𝑉𝐷𝑆
❑ Assume 𝑉𝐹 < 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
▪ 𝐼𝐷1 < 𝐼𝐷2 and 𝐼𝐷3 > 𝐼𝐷4 → Not a valid assumption
❑ Assume 𝑉𝐹 > 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
▪ 𝐼𝐷1 > 𝐼𝐷2 and 𝐼𝐷3 < 𝐼𝐷4 → Not a valid assumption
❑ The only valid assumption is 𝑉𝐹 = 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 → As if there is a s.c.!

M3 M4 M3 M4
VF VF
Vout Vout
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP VP

ISS RSS ISS RSS

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ For CM input, 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 follows 𝑉𝐹 → As if there is a s.c. between them
❑ The circuit becomes symmetric → Apply half circuit principle
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 −𝑔𝑚1,2 1 1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = = 𝐺𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ ≈−
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑔𝑚3,4 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆

❑ Same as SLiCAP’s result ☺

M3 M4 M4
VF
Vout Vout
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP M2 ViCM

ISS RSS 2RSS

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ Method #2: Ignore 𝑟𝑜1,2 for simplicity (CLM of M1,2 ignored) → apply half-circuit at the
sources
❑ M1 and M2 generate the same current Δ𝑖𝑑 →  M3 and M4 have the same current
→  Not just their 𝑉𝐺𝑆 is equal, but their 𝑉𝐷𝑆 must be equal → 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 𝑉𝐹
❑ s.c. between 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 and 𝑉𝐹 → apply half-circuit at the drains
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 −𝑔𝑚1,2 1 1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = = 𝐺𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ ≈−
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑔𝑚3,4 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆

M3 M4 M3 M4
VF VF
Vout Vout
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP

ISS RSS 2RSS 2RSS

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ Strictly speaking, 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 for diff and cm must be the same!
▪ 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 is independent of input type and location (we already deactivate the input when
we calculate Rout)
𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ 𝑟𝑜2 ||𝑟𝑜4
❑ It can be shown that 𝐺𝑚 is actually given by
−𝑔𝑚1,2 1 1
𝐺𝑚 ≈ ≈−
1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑟𝑜2 //𝑟𝑜4 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑟𝑜2 //𝑟𝑜4
▪ An intuitive derivation is not very easy.

𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = = 𝐺𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ −
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆

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 A2. CM Small Signal Analysis
❑ Method #3: Use GmRout (Neglect 𝑟𝑜1,2 BUT do NOT neglect 𝑟𝑜3 , otherwise 𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 → 0)
𝑖𝑜,𝑠𝑐 𝑔𝑚1 1 𝑔𝑚2
𝐺𝑚 = = ⋅ ||𝑟𝑜3 ⋅ 𝑔𝑚4 −
𝑣𝑖𝐶𝑀 1 + 2𝑔𝑚1 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑔𝑚3 1 + 2𝑔𝑚2 𝑅𝑆𝑆
𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑟𝑜3,4 −1
= −1 ≈
1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 1 + 𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑟𝑜3,4 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑟𝑜3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆
−1 1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = 𝐺𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ ⋅ 𝑟𝑜4 = −
2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑟𝑜3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆

M3 M4
VF Vout
ViCM M1 M2 ViCM

2RSS 2RSS

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 CMRR
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝐴𝑣𝑑 = ≈ 𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑟𝑜2 //𝑟𝑜4
𝑉𝑖𝑑
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 1
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = ≈−
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆
2
𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 ≈ 𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑟𝑜2 //𝑟𝑜4 ⋅ 2𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑆𝑆 ~ 𝑔𝑚 𝑟𝑜

❑ The CMRR is much better than the trivial case of getting SE output by dropping one
differential output
▪ For the trivial case 𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 ≈ 𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝑆𝑆 ~ 𝑔𝑚 𝑟𝑜
❑ CM noise will affect the SE output even in the case of perfect symmetry
▪ A clear disadvantage compared to fully diff OTA
❑ The effective 𝑅𝑆𝑆 degrades at high frequency

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 B1. Diff Large Signal Analysis
❑ 𝑉𝑖𝑑 = 𝑉𝑖𝑛1 − 𝑉𝑖𝑛2 ≫ 0
▪ M1 and M3 ON → M4 ON (triode) → small resistance
▪ M2 OFF → large resistance
▪ 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ 𝑉𝐷𝐷

M3 M4
Vout
VF
Vout VDD
Vin1 M1 M2 Vin2
VP

VB M5 Vind

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 B1. Diff Large Signal Analysis
❑ 𝑉𝑖𝑑 = 𝑉𝑖𝑛1 − 𝑉𝑖𝑛2 ≪ 0
▪ M1 and M3 OFF → M4 OFF → large resistance
▪ M2 and M5 ON (triode) → small resistance
▪ 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ 0

M3 M4
Vout
VF
Vout VDD
Vin1 M1 M2 Vin2
VP

VB M5 Vind

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 B2. CM Large Signal Analysis
❑ All transistors must be in saturation

M3 M4
VF
Vout

ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP

VB M5

❑ Tail CS in sat
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 ≥ 𝑉𝑇𝐻𝑁 + 𝑉𝑜𝑣1 + 𝑉𝑜𝑣5
❑ Input pair in sat
𝑉𝑖𝐶𝑀 ≤ 𝑉𝐷𝐷 − 𝑽𝑻𝑯𝑷 − 𝑉𝑜𝑣3 + 𝑉𝑇𝐻𝑁

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 Effect of Mismatch (in Input Pair)
❑ Use superposition (left + right)
′ ′′
𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝟐𝑔𝑚1 𝟐𝑔𝑚2
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 = + ≈ − 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝑣𝑖𝐶𝑀 𝑣𝑖𝐶𝑀 1 1
1 + 𝑔𝑚1 ||𝑅𝑆𝑆 1 + 𝑔𝑚2 ||𝑅
𝑔𝑚2 𝑔𝑚1 𝑆𝑆
2Δ𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 Δ𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
= ≈
1 + 𝑔𝑚1 + 𝑔𝑚2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆

M3 M4
VF
Vout

ViCM M1 M2 ViCM
VP

ISS RSS

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 CMRR with Mismatch
❑ Overall CM small signal response (matched + mismatch)
𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑔𝑚1,2
−𝑔 2Δ𝑔 𝑅 −𝑔 + 2Δ𝑔𝑚 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝑚3,4 𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚3,4
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 ≈ + ≈
1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 1 + 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆

❑ Common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) (@low frequency!)

𝐴𝑣𝑑 = 𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡

𝐴𝑣𝑑 2𝑔𝑚1,2 𝑅𝑆𝑆

𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 = ≈
𝐴𝑣𝐶𝑀 − 1 Δ𝑔𝑚
+2
𝑔𝑚3,4 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑔𝑚1,2

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 Outline
❑ Recapping previous key results
❑ Op-amp vs OTA
❑ Differential to single-ended conversion
❑ Five-transistor OTA Analysis
A. Small signal analysis
1. Diff small signal analysis
2. CM small signal analysis
B. Large signal analysis
1. Diff large signal analysis
2. CM large signal analysis
❑ Effect of mismatch
❑ 5T OTA frequency response

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 Differential Frequency Response: Poles
❑ Output pole: 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑡 ≈ 𝐶𝑑𝑏4 + 𝐶𝑑𝑏2 + 𝑓 𝐶𝑔𝑑4 + 𝐶𝑔𝑑2 + 𝐶𝐿
1
𝜔𝑝1 ≈
𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑡
❑ Mirror pole: 𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑟 ≈ 𝐶𝑔𝑠3 + 𝐶𝑔𝑠4 + 𝐶𝑑𝑏3 + 𝐶𝑑𝑏1 + 𝐶𝑔𝑑1 + 𝑓 𝐶𝑔𝑑4
𝑔𝑚3
𝜔𝑝2 ≈
𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑟

M3 M4
CL
Vout
𝑣𝑝 acts as virtual ground
Vin1 M1 M2 Vin2
at high frequency (why?) VP

ISS

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 Differential Frequency Response: LHP Zero
❑ At 𝑠𝑧 : 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 0 ⇒ 𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 0 ⇒ 𝑔𝑚4 𝑣𝑠𝑔4 = 𝑔𝑚2 𝑣𝑔𝑠2
1 1 Cmirr M3 M4
𝑔𝑚1 || ⋅ 𝑔𝑚4 ⋅ 𝑣𝑖𝑛1 = 𝑔𝑚2 ⋅ 𝑣𝑖𝑛2
𝑔𝑚3 𝑠𝑧 𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑟 Vout = 0
iout = 0
2𝑔𝑚3,4 Vin1 M1 M2 Vin2
𝑠𝑧 = − ⇒ 𝜔𝑧 = 2𝜔𝑝2 VP Rout
𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑟
❑ Can we get same result by inspection? ISS
▪ What happens to 𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑡,𝑠𝑐 ?
𝑣𝑝 acts as virtual ground
at high frequency (why?)

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 Thank you!

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 References
❑ A. Sedra and K. Smith, “Microelectronic Circuits,” 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 2015
❑ B. Razavi, “Fundamentals of Microelectronics,” 2nd ed., Wiley, 2014
❑ B. Razavi, “Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits,” McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2017
❑ T. C. Carusone, D. Johns, and K. W. Martin, “Analog Integrated Circuit Design,” 2nd ed.,
Wiley, 2012

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