DocumentCode
847352
Title
Programmable BiCMOS transconductor for capacitor-transconductor filters
Author
Ramirez-Angulo, Jaime ; Sanchez-Sinencio, Edgar
Author_Institution
New Mexico State Univ., Las Gruces, NM, USA
Volume
28
Issue
13
fYear
1992
fDate
6/18/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1185
Lastpage
1187
Abstract
A simple linear programmable BiCMOS transconductor is introduced. It mainly consists of an inverting amplifier with an emitter degeneration. The driver transistor is bipolar and the equivalent resistor is an MOS transistor operating in the linear region. This transconductor can be employed in high frequency continuous-time current-mode filters. Simulated and experimental results of filters show the validity of the proposed transconductor.
Keywords
BIMOS integrated circuits; active filters; band-pass filters; integrating circuits; linear integrated circuits; bandpass filter; bipolar driver transistor; capacitor-transconductor filters; current mode integrator; emitter degeneration; high frequency continuous-time current-mode filters; inverting amplifier; linear MOS transistor; linear programmable BiCMOS transconductor;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19920749
Filename
144325
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