The input stage of an amplifier performs the critical duty of subtracting the feedback signal from the input, to generate the error signal that drives the output. It ...
Prior knowledge needed: ECEA 5700 Introduction to Power Electronics, ECEA 5701 Converter Circuits, ECEA 5702 Converter Control, ECEA 5703 Magnetics Design, ECEA 5705 Averaged Switch Modeling and ...
A very common application is to use a low-noise, moderate-gain first stage in a sensor path, followed by a fully differential amplifier (FDA), to provide added gain and centering on the common-mode ...