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In this paper a new active element for the realization of current-mode analog blocks Current Follower Transconductance Amplifier (CFTA) is presented. The element is a combination of the Current Follower (CF) and the Balanced Output Transconductance Amplifier (BOTA). In the paper we also document another extended active element CFTA which has more current outputs than can be realized by the UCC-N1B circuit, which was developed at our workplace. The application of this active element is shown on the realization of current-mode second-order universal frequency filters of the type SIMO (single-input-multi-output) and MISO (multi-input-single-output). The circuit structure consists of three active and three passive elements. The circuit was analyzed using signal-flow graphs. The properties of the proposed universal filter were subjected to a sensitivity analysis and AC analysis using PSpice software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper a new topology of current-mode multifunction frequency filters employing a single Multi-Output Current Amplifier (MOCA) is shown. The general method of filter design using an MOCA amplifier, when the initial design starts from a simple autonomous circuit, is shown. The design of internal transistor structure of the MOCA, which comes out from the internal structure of the second-generation current-conveyor (CCII+/-), is presented. It is used for the implementation of the proposed multifunction filter. The properties of the proposed second-order multifunction filter were subjected to a theoretical analysis using signal-flow graphs and AC analysis using the PSPICE software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]