A High Voltage, High Current, Low Error Operational Amplifier with Novel Features by Alec Julius Poitzsch Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Engineering at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY June 2014 c  Alec Julius Poitzsch, MMXIV. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known or hereafter created. Author ............................................................. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science May 15, 2013 Certified by ........................................................ Stefano D’Aquino Design Engineer, Analog Devices Inc. Thesis Supervisor Certified by ........................................................ Charles G. Sodini Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering Thesis Supervisor Accepted by ....................................................... Albert R. Meyer Chairman, Masters of Engineering Thesis Committee