• DocumentCode
    3559440
  • Title

    A MOSFET-Based Wide-Dynamic-Range Translinear Element

  • Author

    Fernandez, Diego ; Madrenas, Jordi

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Hardware Archit. Group, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona
  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1124
  • Lastpage
    1128
  • Abstract
    A fully CMOS-compatible translinear element that precisely follows the exponential relation between its input control voltage and output current over more than seven decades of the output current is presented. A statistical analysis of the I - V characteristic of 75 manufactured translinear elements reveals good matching behavior. The proposed translinear element has been tested as a key building block of several fundamental analog primitives to demonstrate its correct behavior.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MOSFET; statistical analysis; CMOS; MOSFET; analog circuit; control voltage; output current; statistical analysis; translinear element; Bipolar transistors; CMOS process; Circuit testing; Diodes; Dynamic range; MOSFETs; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Signal processing; Voltage control; CMOS; current mode; exponential; log-domain; low power; translinear;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1549-7747
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCSII.2008.2002570
  • Filename
    4703526