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7.3 Feature Description

7.3.1 Zero-Crossover Input Stage

Traditional complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) rail-to-rail input amplifiers use a complementary

input stage: an N-channel input differential pair in parallel with a P-channel differential pair. This configuration

results in sudden change in offset voltage when the input stage transitions from the p-channel metal-oxide-

semiconductor field effect transistor (PMOS) to the n-type field effect transistor (NMOS), or vice-versa, as shown

in Figure 40. This transition results in significant degradation of CMRR and PSRR performance of the amplifier.

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Figure 40. Input Common-Mode Voltage vs Input Offset Voltage

(Traditional Rail-to-Rail Input CMOS Amplifiers)

The OPAx325 series of amplifiers includes an internal charge pump that powers the amplifier input stage with an

internal supply rail that is higher than the external power supply. The internal supply rail allows a single

differential pair to operate and to be linear across the entire input common-mode voltage range, thus eliminating

crossover distortion. Rail-to-rail amplifiers that use this technique to eliminate crossover distortion are called

zero-crossover amplifiers.

The single differential pair combined with the charge pump allows the OPAx325 to provide superior CMRR

across the entire common-mode input range, which extends 100 mV beyond both power-supply rails. Figure 41

shows the input offset voltage versus input common-mode voltage plot for the OPAx325. Note that unlike

traditional rail-to-rail CMOS amplifiers, there is no transition region for the OPAx325.

Figure 41. Offset Voltage vs Common-Mode Voltage (Zero-Crossover)