Operational amplifier offset trim
An integrated circuit (IC) includes first, second, third, and fourth transistors, first and second current source devices, and a trim circuit. The first transistor has a first control input and a first current terminal. The second transistor has a second control input and a second current terminal. The third transistor had a third control input and third and fourth current terminals. The fourth transistor has a fourth control input and fifth and sixth current terminals. The first current source is coupled between a first power supply node and the third current terminal. The second current source is coupled between the first supply node and the fifth current terminal. The trim circuit is coupled between the fourth current terminal and a second power supply node, and is coupled between the sixth current terminal and the second power supply node. The trim circuit includes a resistive digital-to-analog converter (RDAC) circuit.
1. A circuit, comprising:
a first resistive device directly coupled to a first current terminal and directly coupled to a power supply terminal;
a second resistive device directly coupled to a second current terminal and directly coupled to the power supply terminal;
a resistive digital-to-analog converter (RDAC) circuit coupled between the first current terminal and the power supply terminal and coupled between the second current terminal and the power supply terminal, the RDAC circuit including an R-2R ladder, and configured to change current flowing through the first and second resistive devices;
wherein the R-2R ladder includes:
a first R-2R ladder segment;
a second R-2R ladder segment;
a first pair of switches coupled to the first R-2R ladder segment; and
a second pair of switches coupled to the second R-2R ladder segment; and
wherein one switch of the first pair is coupled between the first resistive device and a first terminal of the first R-2R ladder segment, and the other switch of the first pair is coupled between the second resistive device and the first terminal.
2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the RDAC circuit is coupled in parallel with the first resistive device and in parallel with the second resistive device.
3. The circuit of claim 1 , further comprising storage configured to store a trim code, a first bit of the trim code configured to control the first pair of switches, and a second bit of the trim code configured to control the second pair of switches.
4. The circuit of claim 3 , wherein:
the first bit of the trim code identifies which switch of the first pair of switches is to be closed; and
the second bit of the trim code identifies which switch of the second pair of switches is to be closed.