Title :
Instantaneously companding integrators
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The concepts behind instantaneously companding integrators are reviewed, and the context in which they may find use is discussed. Several examples of specific cases are offered, including log domain, square root domain and variable capacitance circuits. Several issues requiring attention are discussed
Keywords :
analogue processing circuits; compandors; integrating circuits; instantaneously companding integrator; log domain; square root domain; variable capacitance circuit; Capacitance; Circuit noise; Dynamic range; Noise generators; Noise level; Power dissipation; Power supplies; Signal generators; Signal processing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1997. ISCAS '97., Proceedings of 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3583-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1997.608772