The closed-loop gain from an equivalent differential input-voltage disturbance to the output is the noise gain. For an ideal-input inverting amplifier, and , although the voltage gain is . A dominant-pole amplifier has approximate closed-loop bandwidth when loop gain is large at low frequency and the circuit is stable.
The ideal voltage-feedback Operational amplifier has zero input currents and, while stable negative feedback holds it in its linear operating range, equal input voltages: and . The first rule follows from infinite input impedance; the second is the large-open-loop-gain limit of . Equal input electric potential is a virtual short, not an electrically conducting connection.
For an inverting amplifier with the noninverting input grounded, and node-current balance gives , hence . For a noninverting amplifier, the feedback divider gives , hence .
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Ideal inverting and noninverting negative-feedback configurations
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One should check output swing, input common-mode range, slew rate, Gain-bandwidth product and stability before using these limits in a real circuit. Saturation, positive feedback or operation beyond bandwidth invalidates the equal-voltage rule; finite input bias currents and offset voltage can also matter.[ref]