As noted above, current steering circuit 560 is configured to steer the tail current (i.e., the first current, I1) to the NMOS input pair (N1, N2) and/or to the first PMOS input pair (P1, P2), depending on whether the common-mode input voltage is significantly greater than, significantly less than or substantially equal to the cross-over voltage (Vcross). When the common-mode input voltage is significantly less than Vcross, for example, the first PMOS transistor (P7) turns “off” to steer the tail current (I1) toward the first PMOS input pair (P1, P2) and turn “off” the NMOS input pair (N1, N2). When the common-mode input voltage is significantly greater than Vcross, the first PMOS transistor (P7) turns “on” to steer the tail current (I1) toward the NMOS input pair (N1, N2) and turn “off” the first PMOS input pair (P1, P2). When PMOS transistor P7 is “on,” the tail current (I1) flows through PMOS transistor P7 and is mirrored by the first NMOS current mirror (N7 and N8) to the source terminals of the NMOS transistors (N1, N2) in the NMOS input pair.