Title :
Current division based delay cell
Author :
Gutierrez, Guilebaldo ; Finol, Jesus
Author_Institution :
Mexico Center for Semicond. Technol., Freescale Semicond., Puebla, Mexico
Abstract :
This article shows a differential delay cell based on linear current division through two differential pairs. The current division is used for delay control purposes. The cell implements a VCO and some changes are added in order to improve frequency range.
Keywords :
delay circuits; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO; current division based delay cell; delay control; differential delay cell; differential pairs; linear current division; Delay; Frequency response; Linearity; Low voltage; MOSFETs; Resistors; Ring oscillators; Virtual colonoscopy; Voltage control; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Devices, Circuits and Systems, 2004. Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Caracas Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8777-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCDCS.2004.1393359
