In one example an amplifier includes a bias circuit, an open-loop gain stage including a first PMOS having a gate coupled to a first node, a source coupled to a second node, a drain coupled to a third node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a second PMOS having a gate coupled to a ground node, a source coupled to the second node, a drain coupled to a fourth node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a first NMOS having a drain and a gate coupled to the third node and a source coupled to a fifth node, a second NMOS having a drain coupled to the fourth node, a gate coupled to the third node, and a source coupled to the fifth node, an adjustable resistor coupleable between the third and fourth nodes, and a buffer stage coupled to the open-loop gain stage.

The disclosure provides a circuit. The circuit includes a primary amplifier. A first common mode detector is coupled to the primary amplifier. A second common mode detector is coupled to the primary amplifier. An error correction circuit is coupled between the second common mode detector and the primary amplifier.

A Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) compliant receiver includes a differential amplifier having inputs and outputs. A first input coupling capacitor and second input coupling capacitor are electrically coupled to each of the first differential input and the second differential input, respectively. The receiver also includes a first and a second regenerative feedback latching mechanism, and the first regenerative feedback latching mechanism is electrically coupled between the first input coupling capacitor and the first differential output. The second regenerative feedback latching mechanism is electrically coupled between the second input coupling capacitor and the second differential output. An integrated circuit substrate includes each of the differential amplifier, the first differential input, the second differential input, the first differential output, the second differential output, the first regenerative feedback latching apparatus, and the second regenerative feedback latching apparatus are contained thereon. The first and the second input coupling capacitor are on-chip.

A common-mode feedback circuit includes a transconductor input stage with differential input terminals, and a frequency-compensated gain stage coupled to the transconductor input stage with differential output terminals. The common-mode feedback circuit also includes a feedback loop having a comparator configured to produce a feedback error signal for the transconductor input stage by comparing with a reference a common-mode sensing signal indicative of a common-mode voltage level sensed at the differential output terminals. In addition, the common-mode feedback loop includes a converter for converting the common-mode voltage level sensed at said differential output terminals into a current signal coupled to the comparator.

A common-mode feedback circuit includes a transconductor input stage with differential input terminals, and a frequency-compensated gain stage coupled to the transconductor input stage with differential output terminals. The common-mode feedback circuit also includes a feedback loop having a comparator configured to produce a feedback error signal for the transconductor input stage by comparing with a reference a common-mode sensing signal indicative of a common-mode voltage level sensed at the differential output terminals. In addition, the common-mode feedback loop includes a converter for converting the common-mode voltage level sensed at said differential output terminals into a current signal coupled to the comparator.