Abstract
Due to the large number of output buffers on a column driver chip of a flat-panel display, the quiescent current and die area of the output buffer must be minimized. This paper presents a low static power, large output swing, and wide operating voltage range class-B output buffer amplifier for driving the large column line capacitance in a flat-panel display. A comparator is used in the negative feedback path to eliminate quiescent current in the output stage. The proposed output buffer circuit was implemented in a 0.8 /spl mu/m CMOS process. Its output voltage swing is from 1 V to the supply voltage. With 5 V supply and 600 pF load, the maximum tracking error is /spl plusmn/7 mV. The measured static current is 24 /spl mu/A. The settling time for 4 V swing to within 0.2% is 8 /spl mu/s, which is more than adequate for driving 1280/spl times/1024 pixels liquid crystal displays with 86 Hz frame rate and 256 gray levels in each color.
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