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One of the simplest op-amps looks like this:

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

And you can build it using NAND gates:

schematic

simulate this circuit

schematic

simulate this circuit

So the answer is YES.

Keep in mind that this will be crap, and will operate only over avery narrow range. The primary tool for operation that we have in the design of op-amps from transistors is playing with the widths and length of the transistors. We could do this here a little bit, especially in the diff pair as I could parallel several NAND gates.

Of course I haven't given you the necessary background to understand how this works, but the circuits (topology) are identical. To clarify things, if something is not hooked up, then ignore it and if you trace the connections you can see that I have duplicated the op-amp using 5 NANDs.

One of the simplest op-amps looks like this:

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

And you can build it using NAND gates:

schematic

simulate this circuit

One of the simplest op-amps looks like this:

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

And you can build it using NAND gates:

schematic

simulate this circuit

schematic

simulate this circuit

So the answer is YES.

Keep in mind that this will be crap, and will operate only over avery narrow range. The primary tool for operation that we have in the design of op-amps from transistors is playing with the widths and length of the transistors. We could do this here a little bit, especially in the diff pair as I could parallel several NAND gates.

Of course I haven't given you the necessary background to understand how this works, but the circuits (topology) are identical. To clarify things, if something is not hooked up, then ignore it and if you trace the connections you can see that I have duplicated the op-amp using 5 NANDs.

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One of the simplest op-amps looks like this:

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

And you can build it using NAND gates:

schematic

simulate this circuit