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A wideband linear tunable CDTA and its application in field programmable analogue array
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of the following article: Hu, Z., Wang, C., Sun, J. et al. âA wideband linear tunable CDTA and its application in field programmable analogue arrayâ, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 88 (3): 465-483, September 2016. Under embargo. Embargo end date: 6 June 2017. The final publication is available at Springer via https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10470-016-0772-7 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016In this paper, a NMOS-based wideband low power and linear tunable transconductance current differencing transconductance amplifier (CDTA) is presented. Based on the NMOS CDTA, a novel simple and easily reconfigurable configurable analogue block (CAB) is designed. Moreover, using the novel CAB, a simple and versatile butterfly-shaped FPAA structure is introduced. The FPAA consists of six identical CABs, and it could realize six order current-mode low pass filter, second order current-mode universal filter, current-mode quadrature oscillator, current-mode multi-phase oscillator and current-mode multiplier for analog signal processing. The Cadence IC Design Tools 5.1.41 post-layout simulation and measurement results are included to confirm the theory.Peer reviewedFinal Accepted Versio
Novel active function blocks and their applications in frequency filters and quadrature oscillators
KmitoÄtovĂ© filtry a sinusoidnĂ oscilĂĄtory jsou lineĂĄrnĂ elektronickĂ© obvody, kterĂ© jsou pouĆŸĂvĂĄny v ĆĄirokĂ© oblasti elektroniky a jsou zĂĄkladnĂmi stavebnĂmi bloky v analogovĂ©m zpracovĂĄnĂ signĂĄlu. V poslednĂ dekĂĄdÄ pro tento ĂșÄel bylo prezentovĂĄno velkĂ© mnoĆŸstvĂ stavebnĂch funkÄnĂch blokĆŻ. V letech 2000 a 2006 na Ăstavu telekomunikacĂ, VUT v BrnÄ byly definovĂĄny univerzĂĄlnĂ proudovĂœ konvejor (UCC) a univerzĂĄlnĂ napÄt'ovĂœ konvejor (UVC) a vyrobeny ve spoluprĂĄci s firmou AMI Semiconductor Czech, Ltd. OvĆĄem, stĂĄle existuje poĆŸadavek na vĂœvoj novĂœch aktivnĂch prvkĆŻ, kterĂ© nabĂzejĂ novĂ© vĂœhody. HlavnĂ pĆĂnos prĂĄce proto spoÄĂvĂĄ v definici dalĆĄĂch pĆŻvodnĂch aktivnĂch stavebnĂch blokĆŻ jako jsou differential-input buffered and transconductance amplifier (DBTA), current follower transconductance amplifier (CFTA), z-copy current-controlled current inverting transconductance amplifier (ZC-CCCITA), generalized current follower differential input transconductance amplifier (GCFDITA), voltage gain-controlled modified current-feedback operational amplifier (VGC-MCFOA), a minus-type current-controlled third-generation voltage conveyor (CC-VCIII-). PomocĂ navrĆŸenĂœch aktivnĂch stavebnĂch blokĆŻ byly prezentovĂĄny pĆŻvodnĂ zapojenĂ fĂĄzovacĂch ÄlĂĄnkĆŻ prvnĂho ĆĂĄdu, univerzĂĄlnĂ filtry druhĂ©ho ĆĂĄdu, ekvivalenty obvodu typu KHN, inverznĂ filtry, aktivnĂ simulĂĄtory uzemnÄnĂ©ho induktoru a kvadraturnĂ sinusoidnĂ oscilĂĄtory pracujĂcĂ v proudovĂ©m, napÄt'ovĂ©m a smĂĆĄenĂ©m mĂłdu. ChovĂĄnĂ navrĆŸenĂœch obvodĆŻ byla ovÄĆena simulacĂ v prostĆedĂ SPICE a ve vybranĂœch pĆĂpadech experimentĂĄlnĂm mÄĆenĂm.Frequency filters and sinusoidal oscillators are linear electric circuits that are used in wide area of electronics and also are the basic building blocks in analogue signal processing. In the last decade, huge number of active building blocks (ABBs) were presented for this purpose. In 2000 and 2006, the universal current conveyor (UCC) and the universal voltage conveyor (UVC), respectively, were designed at the Department of Telecommunication, BUT, Brno, and produced in cooperation with AMI Semiconductor Czech, Ltd. There is still the need to develop new active elements that offer new advantages. The main contribution of this thesis is, therefore, the definition of other novel ABBs such as the differential-input buffered and transconductance amplifier (DBTA), the current follower transconductance amplifier (CFTA), the z-copy current-controlled current inverting transconductance amplifier (ZC-CCCITA), the generalized current follower differential input transconductance amplifier (GCFDITA), the voltage gain-controlled modified current-feedback operational amplifier (VGC-MCFOA), and the minus-type current-controlled third-generation voltage conveyor (CC-VCIII-). Using the proposed ABBs, novel structures of first-order all-pass filters, second-order universal filters, KHN-equivalent circuits, inverse filters, active grounded inductance simulators, and quadrature sinusoidal oscillators working in the current-, voltage-, or mixed-mode are presented. The behavior of the proposed circuits has been verified by SPICE simulations and in selected cases also by experimental measurements.
A Monolithic Gm-C Filter based Very Low Power, Programmable, and Multi-Channel Harmonic Discrimination System using Analog Signal Processing
A highly selective monolithic band-pass filter with programmable characteristics at micro-power operation is presented. Very low power signal processing is of great interest in wireless sensing and Internet-of-Things applications. This filter enables long-term battery powered operation of a highly selective harmonic signal discriminator for an analog signal processing system. The Gm-C biquadratic circuits were fabricated in a 0.18-ÎŒm [micrometer] CMOS process. Each 2nd-order biquad filter nominally consumes 20 ÎŒW [microwatt] and can be programmed for the desired gain (0db3dB), quality factor (5 to 20), and center-frequency from 1kHz to 100kHz. The 8th-order filter channel achieved an effective quality factor of 30 at 100kHz with an overall power consumption of 108 ÎŒW
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