• DocumentCode
    1281729
  • Title

    Very low-voltage class AB CMOS and bipolar precision current rectifiers

  • Author

    Ramírez-Angulo, J. ; Carvajal, R.G. ; Tombs, J. ; Torralba, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Klipsch Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    10/28/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1904
  • Lastpage
    1905
  • Abstract
    Simple class-AB CMOS and bipolar precision rectifier circuits that operate from a single supply close to a transistor´s threshold voltage are introduced. These circuits have output voltage swings comparable to the supply voltage. Results from simulations of MOS and bipolar precision rectifiers at 20 and 100 MHz, respectively, are presented. Experimental results of a test chip are presented that verify the proposed circuits. A full wave precision rectifier based on the proposed rectifier cells is discussed
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; low-power electronics; rectifying circuits; 0.8 V; 1.2 V; CMOS precision current rectifiers; bipolar precision current rectifiers; class AB current rectifiers; full wave precision rectifier; low-voltage operation; rectifier cells; single supply operation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19991295
  • Filename
    811041