9.3. Design the folded-cascode op amp of Fig. 9.

15 for the following requirements: maximum differential swing

= 2.4 V, total power dissipation = 6 mW. If all of the transistors have a channel length of 0.5 μm, what is the
overall voltage gain? Can the input common-mode level be as low as zero?

VDD = 3V
VSWING = 2.4V
PDissipation = 6mW
L=0.5 μm

From Table 2.1:

VTHN0 =0.7V
VTHP0 =0.8V
λn = 0.1 V-1
λp = 0.2 V-1
γn = 0.45 V1/2
γp = 0.40 V1/2
μn = 350 cm2/V/s
μp = 100 cm2/V/s
Ldn = 0.08 μm
Ldp = 0.09 μm
Tox = 9nm, Cox=
9.3. Design the folded-cascode op amp of Fig. 9.15 for the following requirements: maximum differential swing
= 2.4 V, total power dissipation = 6 mW. If all of the transistors have a channel length of 0.5 μm, what is the
overall voltage gain? Can the input common-mode level be as low as zero?

VDD = 3V
VSWING = 2.4V
PDissipation = 6mW
L=0.5 μm

1 6𝑚𝑊
IM6 = IM5 = 2 ∗ 𝑉𝐷𝐷
6𝑚𝑊
IM6 = IM5 =3𝑉 ∗2

IM6 = IM5 = 1𝑚𝐴

IM5 IM6
9.3. Design the folded-cascode op amp of Fig. 9.15 for the following requirements: maximum differential swing
= 2.4 V, total power dissipation = 6 mW. If all of the transistors have a channel length of 0.5 μm, what is the
overall voltage gain? Can the input common-mode level be as low as zero?

VDD = 3V
VSWING = 2.4V
PDissipation = 6mW
L=0.5 μm

𝑉𝑆𝑊𝐼𝑁𝐺
𝑉𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃 = 𝑉𝐷𝐷 −
2

2.4𝑉
𝑉𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃 = 3𝑉 −
2

𝑉𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃 = 1.8𝑉
9.3. Design the folded-cascode op amp of Fig. 9.15 for the following requirements: maximum differential swing
= 2.4 V, total power dissipation = 6 mW. If all of the transistors have a channel length of 0.5 μm, what is the
overall voltage gain? Can the input common-mode level be as low as zero?

IM6 = IM5 = 1𝑚𝐴

𝑉𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃 = 1.8𝑉

IM6 = IM5 = 1𝑚𝐴

IM5 = IM1 + IM3
Let IM1 = IM3 =0.5𝑚𝐴

𝑉𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃 = 𝑉𝑂𝐷9 + 𝑉𝑂𝐷7 + 𝑉𝑂𝐷3 + 𝑉𝑂𝐷5

𝑉𝑂𝐷3 < 𝑉𝑂𝐷5 ---> more current flows through M5
IM3
𝑉𝑂𝐷9 = 𝑉𝑂𝐷7 > 𝑉𝑂𝐷3 ---> PMOS has smaller μ

Let 𝑉𝑂𝐷3 = 0.3𝑉

𝑉𝑂𝐷5 = 0.44𝑉
IM1 IM5 IM6 𝑉𝑂𝐷9 = 𝑉𝑂𝐷7 = 0.53𝑉
𝑉𝑂𝐷1 = 0.53𝑉