DocumentCode
1354824
Title
High-speed high-precision min/max circuits in CMOS technology
Author
Carvajal, R.G. ; Ramiriez-Angulo, J. ; Martinez-Heredia, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Ingenieria Electron., Seville Univ., Spain
Volume
36
Issue
8
fYear
2000
fDate
4/13/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
697
Lastpage
699
Abstract
New voltage-mode min/max circuits are introduced that have a simple architecture. Unlike conventional winner-take-all or source follower based schemes, the proposed circuits are characterised by reduced voltage swing at all internal nodes and by a very low output impedance, which enables them to provide high-speed and high-precision operation. Their complexity grows linearly with the number of inputs. The characterisation of a test chip prototype has provided experimental verification of these features
Keywords
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; analogue processing circuits; circuit stability; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; 0.8 micron; CMOS technology; high-precision min/max circuits; high-speed min/max circuits; low output impedance; voltage-mode min/max circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20000542
Filename
850538
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