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*Output conductance ¯ without any noise penalty and with only a very small reduction of phase margin.
ÞGain- no any compensation is necessary.
*Maximum output swing¯
§8-2 Advanced Design Techniques on High-frequency Non-differential-type CMOS OP AMPs
1.Single-ended push-pull CMOS OP AMP *Current-gain-based design



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B. Complementary class B output stage using compound devices with common-source output MOS.
+ VDD
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§8-3.2 High-drive power or buffer CMOS OP AMPs
1.Large swing CMOS power amplifier (National Semiconductor)
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