Ring Amplifier Tutorial

Ringamp: The Scalable Amplifier

Benjamin Hershberg

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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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 Nanoscale CMOS
Adaptation and Survival

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 Nanoscale CMOS
Adaptation and Survival

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 Replacing The OPAMP
The Reason?

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 Replacing The OPAMP
Proposed Solutions

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 The “Ideal Amplifier” Wishlist
Wishlist

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 The “Ideal Amplifier” Wishlist
Wishlist

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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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 Ring Oscillator
In switched capacitor feedback

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 Ring Oscillator
In switched capacitor feedback

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 Ring Oscillator
In switched capacitor feedback

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 Duality
Oscillator → Amplifier

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 Ring Amplifier
Basic Principles

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 Ring Amplifier
Basic Principles

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 Ring Amplifier
Basic Principles

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 Ring Amplifier
Basic Principles

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Ring Amplifier
Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Three Operation Phase

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Three Operation Phase

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Three Operation Phase

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Three Operation Phase

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Stabilization

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Three Operation Phase

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 Dynamic Large-Signal Stabilization
Settling

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 The “Ideal Amplifier” Wishlist
Wishlist

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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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Topology Selection

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Biasing Mode

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 Topology Selection
Biasing Mode

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 Topology Selection
Biasing Mode

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Embedding Location

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 Topology Selection
Embedding Location

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 Topology Selection
Embedding Location

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Capacitor Embedding

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 Topology Selection
Resistor Embedding

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 Topology Selection
Resistor Embedding

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 Topology Selection
Resistor Embedding

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 Topology Selection
CMOS Resistor Embedding

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 Topology Selection
Other Embeddings

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 Topology Selection
Other Embeddings

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Pseudo Differential

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 Topology Selection
Fully Differential

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Three-Stage

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 Topology Selection
Four-Stage

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 Topology Selection
Two-Stage

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 Topology Selection
One Stage?

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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 Topology Selection
CMFB

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Power Cycling

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 Topology Selection
Bias-Enhancement

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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 Topology Selection
Auto-Zero

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Topology Selection

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 Topology Selection
High-Voltage

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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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 Practical Design
Transient-Based design & Validation

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 Practical Design
Methods of Analysis

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 Practical Design
Methods of Analysis

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
16nm Design Example

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 Practical Design
Example Design Procedure

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 Outline

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Ring Amplifier

• Topology Selection

• Practical Design

• Conclusion
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Conclusion

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

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Thank you.

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