A novel CMOS linear transconductance cell for continuous-time filters

Author

Gatti, Umberto ; Maloberti, Franco ; Torelli, Guido

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Pavia Univ., Italy

fYear

1990

fDate

1-3 May 1990

Firstpage

1173

Abstract

A novel tunable transconductance cell with extended linearity is described. It is based on the use of the transconductance of an MOS transistor operated in the triode region. High linearity of the cell is achieved by maintaining both drain-to-source and source-to-body voltages of the transistor constant by means of a very simple feedback loop. The tuning of the transconductance cell is obtained by adjusting the current delivered by a current source. The cell also provides high operation speed. The circuit is suitable for the design of high-performance, high-frequency, continuous-time filters. It is shown that, when the cell is used in a fully differential configuration, harmonic distortion as low as 0.3% can be achieved for processed signals with a peak amplitude of 3 V

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; active filters; feedback; linear integrated circuits; linear network analysis; tuning; 3 V; CMOS; MOS transistor; continuous-time filters; current source; extended linearity; feedback loop; fully differential configuration; harmonic distortion; high operation speed; high-frequency; linear transconductance cell; nonlinearities analysis; triode region; tuning; Circuit optimization; Feedback loop; Filters; Harmonic distortion; Linearity; MOSFETs; Signal processing; Transconductance; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1990., IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1990.112332

Filename

112332