Fj. Lidgey et K. Hayatleh, CURRENT-FEEDBACK OPERATIONAL-AMPLIFIERS AND APPLICATIONS, Electronics & communication engineering journal, 9(4), 1997, pp. 176-182
The current-feedback operational amplifier (CFOA) is a relatively new
arrival in the analogue designer's tool kit. The first monolithic devi
ce was produced by Elantec Inc. in 1987 and since then it has intrigue
d and puzzled many. Is it really better than the conventional and well
known voltage-feedback operational amplifier (VOA)? How does the CFOA
differ in design? What are the applications where it performs better
than the VOA and when should the VOA be used in preference to the CFOA
? We will attempt to give some insight into the design and performance
of the CFOA and to answer these questions.