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A completely compensated inverting amplifier is nulled at room temperature 25^oC, determine the temperature at which the total output offset voltage will be zero?

(a) 50^oC

(b) 25^oC

(c) 75^oC

(d) 125^oC

I got this question in final exam.

My question is taken from Thermal Drift in chapter Operational Amplifier Fundamentals of Linear Integrated Circuits

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When a completely compensated inverting amplifier is nulled at room temperature 25°C, the total output offset voltage becomes zero again at a different temperature due to thermal drift. The correct answer is (a) 50°C. The amplifier's compensation is designed for the nulling temperature, but due to thermal drift effects on the op-amp characteristics, the offset voltage changes with temperature. At approximately 50°C, the compensated drift equals the original offset in opposite direction, making the total output offset voltage zero again.

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