• DocumentCode
    377135
  • Title

    A CMOS current amplifier having prescribed input and output impedance

  • Author

    Filanovsky, I.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    301
  • Abstract
    The paper describes a new CMOS current amplifier with prescribed input and output impedance. The circuit uses an inverse connection of a modified current conveyor. The calculation of input impedance, current gain and output impedance is given. The most demanding design parameter is the input impedance: it has an inductive component forcing this impedance to increase with frequency long before the current gain or output impedance deteriorates. The results of calculations are verified with simulations
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; current conveyors; differential amplifiers; electric impedance; linear network analysis; CMOS current amplifier; conveyor differential amplifier; current gain; design parameter; differential pair; inverse connection; modified current conveyor; prescribed input impedance; prescribed output impedance; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Differential amplifiers; Diodes; Equations; Frequency; Impedance; Resistors; Transconductance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2001. MWSCAS 2001. Proceedings of the 44th IEEE 2001 Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Dayton, OH
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7150-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2001.986173
  • Filename
    986173