This thesis addresses the analysis of noise optimisation possibilities for op amps in CMOS technology and its further use in low-noise applications.
The conclusion obtained on the basis of computer simulations is that operational amplifiers with nmos input differential pairs, produced in the TSMC 0.35um process are the most suitable for low-noise applications. Therefore, three op amp topologies with nmos input differential pairs were analysed and later compared: transimpedance op amp, folded cascode op amp and improved folded cascode op amp. The results of computer simulations have lead to the conclusion that the improved folded cascode op amp has the best noise properties.
At room temperature the low-noise op amp's input noise spectre is v_in = 12.84 nV/sqrt{Hz} at f = 100 Hz and v_in = 4.99 nV/sqrt{Hz} at f = 1 kHz. The signal-to-noise ratio in the op amp's typical application is SNR_in = 37.7 at the input and SNR_out = 38.08 at the output of the amplifier.
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