Title :
A tunable CMOS transconductor for ultra-low Gm with wide differential input voltage range
Author :
Bruschi, Paolo ; Sebastiano, Fabio ; Nizza, Nicolò ; Piotto, Massimo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, IET, Pisa, Italy
fDate :
28 Aug.-2 Sept. 2005
Abstract :
A differential input, single ended output transconductor with gm in the range 0.5-5 nS is presented. The circuit uses a source coupled pair operated in triode region. The need of providing a fixed common mode input voltage, which afflicts circuits based on the same principle, is removed by adopting an original topology. The results of simulations based on the 0.35 μm BCD6 process of STMicroelectronics are presented.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; continuous time filters; coupled circuits; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; network topology; 0.35 micron; BCD6 process; circuit topology; common mode input voltage; differential input single ended output transconductor; source coupled pair; triode region; tunable CMOS transconductor; wide differential input voltage range; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Coupling circuits; Filters; Frequency; Transconductors; Tunable circuits and devices; Tuning; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9066-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2005.1523129
