• DocumentCode
    2275693
  • Title

    V-I converters with transconductance proportional to bias current in any technology

  • Author

    Danov, Vladimir I Pro

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Abstract
    In this paper we discuss circuits comprised of multiple differential pairs driven in parallel. We show that high linearity and linear with bias current tunability are intrinsic properties of any equidistant-offset multi-pair circuit. We argue that these two properties could potentially allow us to implement designs of analog filters, multipliers and other circuits that are (in first-order) technology independent. Simulations results are provided in support of presented simple intuitive explanation
  • Keywords
    analogue circuits; circuit tuning; convertors; network analysis; V-I converters; analog filters; bias current; bias current tunability; equidistant-offset multi-pair circuit; high linearity; multiple differential pairs; multipliers; parallel-driven pairs; technology independent circuits; transconductance; Bipolar transistors; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Filtering; Filters; Proportional control; Shape; Signal design; Transconductance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings. ISCAS 2000 Geneva. The 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5482-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2000.858723
  • Filename
    858723