Circuit Design 2: Advanced Op-Amp Design and Comparators

Op-amps are one of the most fundamental building blocks of analog and mixed signal design, and they readily lend themselves to a variety of IC implementations of different subsystems from amplifiers and voltage regulators to filters and data converters. In this course you will learn about modern op-amp architectures, stability of op-amp feedback networks, compensation techniques, fully differential circuits and common mode feedback issues, advanced and special purpose op-amps, and some practical applications. We will also look at biasing techniques including voltage and current references. Finally, we will look at a special class of differential circuits called comparators and their particular design considerations.