Novel Chopper-Stabilized Correlated Double Sampling Multi-path Amplifier Circuit and Method Based on Miller Capacitor Reuse
AssigneeXiamen University
InventorXiaochao Li
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InventorXiaochao Li
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A novel chopper-stabilized correlated double sampling multi-path amplifier circuit and method based on Miller capacitor reuse are disclosed, relating to integrated circuit design. The circuit and method exploit the Miller compensation capacitors as the correlated double sampling elements, which inherently provide discrete-time high-pass filter on DC offset, thereby not only maintaining the stability but also suppressing the offset, noise, and output ripple. Compared with conventional correlated double sampling circuits, the disclosed circuit reduces one set of sampling capacitors and sampling switches. Furthermore, the high-pass characteristic of the novel correlated double sampling circuit effectively suppresses output ripple and mitigates 1/f noise without requiring the large capacitors and resistors used in the high-pass filter of conventional chopper-stabilized multi-path amplifier designs. Consequently, the disclosed circuit and method achieve improvements in input-referred offset, input-referred noise spectral density, and input-referred ripple, while simplifying the circuit architecture, reducing layout area, and lowering power consumption.
A novel chopper-stabilized correlated double sampling multi-path amplifier circuit based on Miller capacitor reuse, wherein the circuit comprises:
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