Systematic Offset Voltage The output voltage is nonzero because of mismatches in the input stage, called random offsets, and because the potential on the output of the second stage is not well defined, leading to a systematic offset which can be minimized by careful design.
It does not occur in BJT op amps because of the large gain per stage.
To see how systematic offset can occur, consider the circuit of Fig 5.4 with the differential input voltage is zero (i.e., when Vin+=Vin-).
If the input stage in perfectly balanced, then the voltage appearing at the drain of Q4 (Vds4) will be equal to that at the drain of Q3 (Vds3=Vgs3=Vgs4).
Now this is also the voltage that is fed to gate of Q7 (Vgs7).
In other words, a voltage equal to Vgs4 appears between gate and source of Q7 (Vgs7).
Thus the drain current of Q7, ID7 will be related to the drain current of Q4, which is equal to I, by the relationship
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