Systems and methods are disclosed that can be used to control an output
signal, such as for controlling a heater for a hard disk drive. A system
can include a pre-driver configured to provide a pulse-width modulated
(PWM) signal to an output system in response to a control signal and a
feedback signal, the output system being configured to provide an output
signal for driving a load, the pre-driver comprising a modulator that
provides the PWM signal in response to the control signal and a filtered
feedback signal. A low pass filter is configured to receive a feedback
signal with a voltage corresponding to a voltage of the output signal,
wherein the low pass filter provides the filtered feedback signal that
controls a frequency of the PWM signal to the modulator, the low pass
filter having a bulk driven operational transconductance amplifier.