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Why is offset current specified separately from bias current?

  • A.Bias current is measured at a different temperature
  • B.Offset current depends on the supply voltage
  • C.Matched source resistances cancel the bias but not the offset
  • D.Offset current flows only when a signal is present

Answer: C

If both inputs see the same resistance, equal bias currents produce equal voltages that cancel in the difference, leaving only the mismatch between them to matter - and that mismatch is the offset current. Neither depends on signal presence or supply, and both are quoted at a stated temperature. Splitting a specification into a part that can be cancelled by design and a part that cannot is what makes it useful, and it tells the designer to match the input resistances.

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