Title :
Switched capacitor non-linear function synthetizer based on a novel iterative method
Author :
Nizza, Nicolò ; Schipani, Monica ; Bruschi, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Univ. di Pisa
Abstract :
A novel switched capacitor non-linear function synthesizer is presented. The circuit is based on an iterative procedure implementing a piecewise linear (PWL) approximation. The main advantage is that complexity is almost independent of the number of linear pieces. An example of linearizing circuit for capacitive pressure sensor, designed using 0.35 mum - 3.3 V CMOS devices from the BCD6 STMicroelectronics process is described
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; frequency synthesizers; iterative methods; nonlinear functions; nonlinear network synthesis; piecewise linear techniques; switched capacitor networks; 0.35 micron; 3.3 V; CMOS devices; capacitive pressure sensor; iterative method; linearizing circuit; nonlinear function synthesizer; piecewise linear approximation; switched capacitor; Capacitors; Circuits; Clocks; Iterative methods; MOSFETs; Piecewise linear approximation; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Synthesizers; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.
Conference_Location :
Otranto
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0157-7
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2006.1689882
