DocumentCode
855618
Title
Comments on "A CMOS fully balanced four-terminal floating nullor
Author
Schmid, Heinz
Author_Institution
Bernafon AG, Bern, Switzerland
Volume
50
Issue
12
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1601
Abstract
For original paper see ibid., vol.49, p.413-424 (2002 ). The comments in the present paper state that the four-terminal floating nullor (FTFN) is not more versatile than the CCII, because any circuit can also be realized with CCIIs as the only active elements, and that the FTFN and the CCII are not the only universally versatile elements. There are others, such as operational amplifiers. The authors of the original paper state that the FTFN is not yet commercially available. One counterexample is the MAX 435 by Maxim. There are others as well. None of the commercially available FTFNs have actually been given the name "nullor," which may be the reason why few people seem to know of the commercial availability of FTFNs.
Keywords
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; active networks; current conveyors; operational amplifiers; CCII; CMOS; FTFN; MAX 435; current conveyor; fully balanced four-terminal floating nullor; operational amplifiers; universal active element; Automatic control; Chaos; Circuits; Control systems; Digital control; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy systems; Linear matrix inequalities; Optimal control; Pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1057-7122
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCSI.2003.819825
Filename
1257469
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