Title :
A new pseudo-bipolar-junction-transistor (PBJT) and its application in the design of retinal smoothing network
Author :
Wu, Chung-Yu ; Huang, Huan-Chu ; Lin, Li-Ju ; Huang, Kuan-Hsun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A new MOSFET circuit structure called the pseudo-BJT (PBJT) is proposed and analyzed in this work. This new structure mimics the function of the BJT, and it has advantages of smaller area and better process compatibility over the real BJT. The function of PBJT is verified to be similar to the real BJT via HSPICE simulation. Moreover, applications of the retinal smoothing network and the edge-extracting circuit using the PBJT structure are also demonstrated. The PBJT plays the role of the real BJT in both applications, and they are verified to be functionally correct via HSPICE simulations
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MOSFET circuits; SPICE; analogue processing circuits; circuit simulation; computer vision; edge detection; neural chips; smoothing circuits; CMOS technology; HSPICE simulation; MOSFET circuit structure; area reduction; edge-extracting circuit; process compatibility; pseudo-BJT; retinal smoothing network; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Design engineering; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Nanoelectronics; Neurons; Retina; Smoothing methods;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1010940
