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Created March 06, 2013
Last modified March 08, 2013
Tags anatomy-of-opamp   generic-opamp   inside-opamp   internal-circuit-of-opamp   internal-opamp   opamp   opamp-basic   opamp-internal-circuit  

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This is the generic internal circuit of an OpAmp with full details. Hope everybody will be benefited. Comment if you have any suggestion, concern and questions.


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Nice idea.

You should make it clear that this is a generic opamp just to demonstrate the main building blocks and not any particular one.

Some minor points.

1) Don't use the triangular ground symbol for a positive supply rail. It just confuses everyone.

2) Q12 is not a current source. It is a diode connected transistor. It's just a diode. And no, it doesn't properly cancel out any temperature drifts. Not sure why you've drawn it.

3) Q11 & Q8 do form a current mirror. Q15 & Q16 are slaved off it to provide multiple current sinks.

4) R2 is only 100R: that's a lot of current going into those mirrors ...

Now you can have even more fun trying to get it to simulate!

:)

by signality
March 06, 2013

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