Title :
Field programmable analogue array based on MOSFET transconductors
Author :
Lee, Edward K. F. ; Gulak, P. Glenn
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An area efficient and parasitic insensitive technique for the implementation of a field programmable analogue array is proposed. The connections between configurable analogue blocks are realised using MOSFET transconductors. The conductance is controlled by varying the gate voltages defined by a multivalued memory system or external/internal signals.
Keywords :
MOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; cellular arrays; linear integrated circuits; ASIC; MOSFET transconductors; area efficient technique; field programmable analogue array; multivalued memory system; parasitic insensitive technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920017