TY - GEN
T1 - Comparative analysis of information rates of simple amplifier topologies
AU - McFarlane, Nicole
AU - Abshire, Pamela
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper we study the information rates, bit energy and noise efficiency factor (NEF) of three simple amplifier topologies: the common source amplifier, self biased transconductor and the simple operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The calculated information rates, bit energy and NEF are determined by experimentally based estimates of input referred noise. The self biased transconductor was found to have the highest information rate and lowest bit energy and NEF, while the simple OTA was found to have the lowest information rate and highest bit energy and NEF.
AB - In this paper we study the information rates, bit energy and noise efficiency factor (NEF) of three simple amplifier topologies: the common source amplifier, self biased transconductor and the simple operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The calculated information rates, bit energy and NEF are determined by experimentally based estimates of input referred noise. The self biased transconductor was found to have the highest information rate and lowest bit energy and NEF, while the simple OTA was found to have the lowest information rate and highest bit energy and NEF.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79960870627
U2 - 10.1109/ISCAS.2011.5937683
DO - 10.1109/ISCAS.2011.5937683
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781424494736
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
SP - 785
EP - 788
BT - 2011 IEEE International Symposium of Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Symposium of Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2011
Y2 - 15 May 2011 through 18 May 2011
ER -