Title :
Memristor based high linear range differential pair
Author :
Varghese, David ; Gandhi, Gaurav
Author_Institution :
Cadence Design Syst., Noida, India
Abstract :
The current paper demonstrates the design of a wide range differential amplifier using memristor. The paper provides a comparative analysis of traditional approaches with a memristor based approach to achieve a high linear range for an amplifier. The paper also discusses how the inherent nonlinearity of the memristor is helpful in increasing the linear range of an amplifier. A 90 nm operational amplifier design using GenericPDK provided by Cadence Design Systems is used to validate the design and Spectre simulation results are provided as a testimonial to our proposed solution.
Keywords :
differential amplifiers; operational amplifiers; resistors; GenericPDK; Spectre simulation; cadence design system; high-linear range differential amplifier; memristor; operational amplifier design; size 90 nm; Analog circuits; Circuit simulation; Contact resistance; Differential amplifiers; MOSFETs; Memristors; Operational amplifiers; Resistors; System testing; Transconductors;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Circuits and Systems, 2009. ICCCAS 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Milpitas, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4886-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4888-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCAS.2009.5250373