A fully integrated audio amplifier in flexible a-IGZO TFT technology for printed piezoelectric loudspeakers
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Abstract
This paper presents the design, implementation and characterization of an integrated power efficient cascode amplifier in a flexible a-IGZO thin-film transistors (TFTs) with minimum channel lengths of 25 μm. The circuit consists of a two-stage cascode amplifier for the audio baseband amplification and a source-follower as a buffer to drive printed loudspeakers. The proposed amplifier is fabricated on a 50 μm-thick flexible polyimide foil, and characterized with a 20 V dc supply voltage (V DD ) and an output load capacitance of 15 pF. The measured voltage gain exceeds 15 dB from 4.5 kHz to 15 dB at 25 kHz. The measured 3 dB bandwidth of the unloaded audio amplifier spans from 2.2 kHz to 60 kHz. The amplifier consumes a dc power of 40 mW and delivers 10 dBV of output signal at the 1 dB compression point; this is sufficient to drive printed piezoelectric loudspeakers. The simulated frequency response of the loaded amplifier shows that the amplifier can drive a wide range of capacitive loads from 15 pF to 500 nF. The simulated 3 dB bandwidth of the amplifier loaded with the printed loudspeaker is 29 kHz.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD) 2015 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2015 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
| Title | 2015 European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design |
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| Abbreviated title | ECCTD 2015 |
| Duration | 24 - 26 August 2015 |
| City | Trondheim |
| Country | Norway |
External IDs
| Scopus | 84959515554 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0002-4230-8228/work/142251400 |
| ORCID | /0000-0002-4152-1203/work/165453346 |