• DocumentCode
    1316592
  • Title

    Realisation of exponential V-I converter using composite NMOS transistors

  • Author

    Liu, Weihsing ; Cheng-Chieh Chang ; Liu, Shen-Iuan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    1/6/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    A CMOS voltage-to-current converter with exponential characteristics is presented. The Taylor´s series expansion is used for realising the exponential function. In a 0.35 μm CMOS process, the HSPICE simulation results show a 15 dB linear range with a linearity error of <±0.5 dB. The total power consumption is <0.8 mW with ±1.5 V supply voltage. The circuit can be used in the design of a variable gain amplifier (VGA)
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; SPICE; circuit simulation; convertors; integrated circuit modelling; -1.5 to 1.5 V; 0.35 micron; CMOS voltage-to-current converter; HSPICE simulation results; Taylor´s series expansion; composite NMOS transistors; exponential V-I converter; linearity error; total power consumption; variable gain amplifier;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20000051
  • Filename
    830483