Title :
Design and applications of tunable analog BiCMOS circuits
Author :
Fichtel, J. ; Hosticka, B.J. ; Schardein, W.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. of Microelectron. Circuits & Syst., Duisburg, Germany
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Discusses the design, merits, and applications of tunable BiCMOS circuits. Although the BiCMOS technology offers higher design flexibility due to the presence of more types of active devices than the standard CMOS or bipolar technologies, it is also costlier. Hence, its use can be justified only if the salient features of BiCMOS are taken advantage of adequately. The analysis discusses one possible approach that cannot be easily and economically duplicated in other technologies.
Keywords :
BIMOS integrated circuits; analogue circuits; linear integrated circuits; active devices; design flexibility; linear IC; tunable analog BiCMOS circuits; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS digital integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Crosstalk; Driver circuits; Switched capacitor circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
