• DocumentCode
    642756
  • Title

    Low power OTA-less I-V-converter with single-ended to differential conversion for capacitive sensor interfaces

  • Author

    Attarzadeh, Hourieh ; Ytterdal, Trond

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a current-mode interface circuit for capacitive sensors, with the main feature of being able to produce a differential output voltage from a single-ended capacitive sensor. The circuit has been designed combining two concepts of Folded Current Mirror and Charge Sampling. A total harmonic distortion of 34db over a 5-MHz signal bandwidth, and a DR of 48db are estimated. The circuit consumes only 60uA from a 1.5V supply. The efficiency of the proposed scheme is evaluated in a 130nm CMOS technology from Global Foundries.
  • Keywords
    capacitive sensors; current mirrors; harmonic distortion; current 60 muA; frequency 5 MHz; voltage 1.5 V; wavelength 130 nm; Bandwidth; CMOS integrated circuits; Capacitive sensors; Linearity; Mirrors; Noise; Capacitive Sensing; Charge Sampling; Interface Circuit; Low Power Design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), 2013 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dresden
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCTD.2013.6662308
  • Filename
    6662308