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Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this paper, new analog memristor emulator circuits based on current backward transconductance amplifier (CBTA) and passive elements are proposed. They emulate both types of memristor (incremental and decremental) just by interchanging the CBTA output terminals. It uses only one CBTA, two resistors, one capacitor and one multiplier emulating grounded memristor. They consist of less CMOS transistors and have wider output ranges compared to other designed emulator circuits. The CMOS implementation of the CBTA using 0.18 ttm level-7 TSMC CMOS technology parameters is also proposed. It uses 23 CMOS transistors operating with the +/- 0.9 V DC supply voltage. Theoretical derivations and related results are validated using SPICE simulations.

In this study, we present two new grounded capacitance multiplier circuits based on a negative-type second-generation current conveyor (CCII-) and an inverting second-generation current conveyor (ICCII). The first proposed circuit consists of one CCII- and a voltage follower (VF) employing two NMOS transistors while the second proposed circuit is composed of an ICCII and an inverting voltage follower (IVF) including two NMOS transistors. Each circuit contains two resistors, and single grounded capacitor, which is attractive for integrated circuit realization. No active and passive component matching conditions are required for the realization of the proposed capacitance multiplier circuits. The simulation results are included to confirm the theory. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this paper, a new method is presented to increase the quality factor of bandpass filters employing active elements. Using the proposed method the values of the externally capacitors in filter structure are reduced. In this way chip area which is an important parameter in the integrated circuits can be minimized. Moreover, bandpass filters are investigated from the point of view of stability conditions and effects of the parasitic and non-ideal elements. Considering these effects, operating conditions and boundaries of the bandpass filter are calculated. To validate the feasibility of the method, an application example of bandpass filter used in intermediate frequency (IF) stage of AM receivers is given and the performance of the circuit is demonstrated by comparing the theory and simulation.

Yıldız, Merih (Dogus Author) -- Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) NMOS based circuit realizations of a sinusoidal quadrature oscillator, a transconductance, a transimpedance amplifier are presented. All the circuits are constructed with a voltage-mode “Metamutator” consisting of an analog adder and a subtractor which is one of its possible realizations. The most important feature of the proposed circuits is their extremely simple structures containing only twelve NMOS transistors (six for adder, six for subtractor). Another significant advantage of the proposed circuits is that no external passive element is needed for the oscillator and only one resistor is used for each amplifier circuit; a variable resistor can provide gain adjustability. The post-layout simulations of all the proposed circuits have been executed using TSMC 0.25 µm process parameters with ±1.25 V power supply voltage.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) A novel current-mode rms-to-dc converter architecture is introduced in this paper. It is constructed from a current squaring stage and a lowpass filter with low cutoff frequency realized using the concept of Log-Domain filtering. Due to the employment of the current-splitter, two-quadrant operation capability is achieved by the converter. The Log-Domain technique offers the benefits of large-signal operation and realization of the required time-constant using a capacitor of an integrable value. Another attractive feature of the proposed scheme is its low-power operation capability originated from the employment of MOS transistors operated in the subthreshold region and its simple circuitry.

In this study, two new lossless grounded inductor simulators (GISs) made up of a single plus-type second generation current conveyor, two inverting voltage buffers and a minimum number of passive components are proposed. There is no requirement of matching conditions and cancellation constraints among passive elements of the proposed GISs. Nevertheless, both of the proposed GISs have a floating capacitor which can be easily realized in nowadays integrated circuit fabrication. A second-order voltage-mode band-pass filter application is given for the proposed lossless GISs. A number of simulations based on SPICE program are given so as to verify the theory. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

In this paper, a new low-power versatile current-mode rectifier is proposed. As a salient feature, the proposed rectifier provides two positive half-wave, two inverting negative half-wave or two full-wave outputs from the same configuration. The proposed circuit employs only a dual-output second-generation current conveyor (DO-CCII) and a core rectifying circuit consisting of twelve MOS transistors. The input and output signals are current. Favorably, by adding two additional transistors, the proposed rectifier can also rectify voltage signals with electronic tuning capability. The simple and MOS only structure of the proposed circuit is highly attractive from integration point of view. In spite of providing multiple outputs at the same time, the proposed rectifier enjoys low power consumption. PSPICE simulations using 0.18 mu m CMOS parameters and supply voltage of +/- 0.9 V demonstrate a precise operation and good temperature stability. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this paper a new topology for implementing Current-Mode Instrumentation Amplifiers (CMIA) is presented. The proposed CMIA is based on two single input-multiple output (SI-MO) current operational amplifiers (COAs) as basic building blocks and 2 resistors. To electronically control the differential mode gain, a transistor operating in triode region is used which acts as a variable resistor. The significant feature of the proposed CMIA is that the active building blocks operate in closed loop configuration. Therefore it exhibits numerous remarkable features such as improved frequency performance, low THD and very low input impedance. In addition, it has fully differential output which reduces the output noise and increases its application. The proposed CMIA is analyzed and simulated with SPICE program using parameters of 0.18 mu m CMOS technology and supply voltage of +/- 0.9 V.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) The aim of this paper is proposing an alternative method to Gorski-Popiel Technique in realization of synthetic transformers. A new synthetic floating transformer (FT) circuit is also given. The proposed synthetic transformer circuit uses two current backward transconductance amplifiers (CBTAs), three resistors, and two grounded capacitors. The primary selfinductance, the secondary self-inductance, and the mutual inductance can be independently controlled and can be tuned electronically by changing the biasing current of the employed CBTAs. It has a good sensitivity performance with respect to tracking errors. A band-pass filter is also realized to test the performance of the proposed synthetic transformer circuit. The validity of the proposed synthetic transformer circuit is demonstrated by PSPICE simulations and experimental results.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) -- Conference full title: 2017 European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD); Catania; Italy; 4-6 September 2017. In this paper, a new electronically controllable current-mode instrumentation amplifier (CMIA) is presented. The proposed CMIA is based on only two electronically tunable second-generation current conveyors (ECCIIs). It does not need any passive element which makes it highly suitable for integration. More interestingly, high CMRR is achieved without the need for matching between active elements. Its input and output signals are current and it enjoys low input and high output impedances, respectively. Due to the inefficiency of the existing ECCIIs, a new ECCII circuit is also designed to be used in the proposed CMIA structure. PSPICE simulation results using 0.18μm TSMC CMOS technology and supply voltage of ±0.9V, shows CMRR of 42dB and fixed -3dB bandwidth of 68MHz for differential-mode gain ranging from 0dB to 27dB.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this paper, a new electronically tunable current-mode (CM) first-order universal filter as a new application for inverting second-generation current conveyors (ICCIIs) is proposed. The proposed circuit is based on two ICCII and a capacitor and does not need any resistors and critical passive component matching conditions. It has one input and multiple outputs and simultaneously realizes both inverting and non-inverting first-order low-pass, high-pass and all-pass responses from the same configuration. Employing ICCII as active building block makes possible using a single transistor in linear region as a variable resistor to control filter properties electronically. Nevertheless, the proposed CM first-order universal filter possesses a floating capacitor which can be easily realized in nowadays integrated circuit technologies. It is designed and simulated with SPICE program using 0.13 mu m IBM CMOS parameters and supply voltage of +/- 0.75 V. Non-ideal analysis and Monte Carlo simulation results are also given, which prove good enough response even in the presence of non-idealities and process parameter variations.

A novel topology for realizing voltage-mode (VM) full-wave rectifier/sinusoidal frequency doubler based on current feedback operational amplifiers (CFOAs) and n-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors is proposed in this study. The proposed full-wave rectifier structure employs two CFOAs and three enhancement-mode NMOS transistors. With a slight modification, the sinusoidal frequency doubler circuit can be adopted from the full-wave rectifier circuit by replacing a grounded resistor instead of one of the NMOS transistors. Both of the proposed circuits enjoy low output and high input impedance properties which make them convenient for cascading easily with other VM circuits without needing any extra buffer circuits. No passive component matching conditions are needed. The proposed circuits are simulated by using SPICE program to verify the theoretical analysis. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Yıldız, Merih (Dogus Author) -- Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this work, a very compact, rail-to-rail, high-speed buffer amplifier for liquid crystal display (LCD) applications is proposed. Compared to other buffer amplifiers, the proposed circuit has a very simple architecture, occupies a small number of transistors and also has a large driving capacity with very low quiescent current. It is composed of two complementary differential input stages to provide rail-to-rail driving capacity. The push-pull transistors are directly connected to the differential input stage, and the output is taken from an inverter. The proposed buffer circuit is laid out using Mentor Graphics IC Station layout editor using AMS 0.35 mu m process parameters. It is shown by post-layout simulations that the proposed buffer can drive a 1nF capacitive load within a small settling time under a full voltage swing, while drawing only 1.6 mu A quiescent current from a 3.3V power supply.

Actively simulated grounded inductors have been used in several applications ranging from filter to oscillator design as well as cancellation of parasitic inductances. In this paper, new grounded inductance simulators employing only one voltage differencing current conveyor (VDCC) and two passive components are proposed. Two new topologies for realizing positive and negative lossless inductances and four different topologies for realizing lossy inductances are proposed. The aim of this paper is to present new inductance simulators using the minimum number of active and passive components. The proposed inductance simulators can be tuned electronically by changing the biasing current of the VDCC. Moreover, the circuits do not require any conditions of component matching. Finally, using one of the proposed inductance simulators a third-order high-pass filter is constructed. The performance of the proposed filter is verified and simulated by using SPICE.

In this paper, a new first-order current-mode (CM) universal filter employing two dual output second-generation current conveyors (DO-CCIIs), one resistor and a grounded capacitor is proposed. The proposed filter has low input and high output impedances; thus, it can be easily connected with other CM circuits. It can simultaneously realize first-order low-pass (LP) and all-pass (AP) responses and can provide high-pass (HP) response with interconnection of LP and AP responses. It can be tuned electronically by replacing with dual output second-generation current controlled conveyors (DO-CCCIIs) instead of DO-CCIIs and removing the resistor. It has only a resistor but no capacitor connected in series to X terminal of DO-CCII; accordingly, it can be operated at high frequencies. Also, it does not need any critical passive component matching conditions and cancellation constraints. A number of simulation results based on SPICE program are included to exhibit performance, workability and effectiveness of the proposed filter configuration. © 2016 World Scientific Publishing Company.

In this paper, the simplest possible electronically adjustable transresistance-mode (TRM) instrumentation amplifier (IA) using only eight MOS transistors is presented. Extremely simple structure of the proposed IA leads to a wide bandwidth and robust performance against mismatches and parasitic capacitances. Of more interest is that the differential-mode gain of the proposed IA can be electronically varied by control voltages. Post-layout and pre-layout simulation results based on 0.18[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m TSMC CMOS parameters are included to confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis. Despite extremely simple structure, its input and output impedances are 1.93 and 1.68[Formula: see text]k[Formula: see text], respectively. Time domain analysis shows that for an input signal of 20[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]A peak to peak, maximum value of THD is 4.5% for different frequencies. Monte Carlo simulation is also carried out, which proves robust performance of the proposed IA against mismatches. The required chip area is only [Formula: see text].

In this paper, a novel topology for implementing resistor-free current-mode instrumentation amplifier (CMIA) is presented. Unlike the other previously reported instrumentation amplifiers (IAs), in which input and/or output signals are in voltage domain, the input and output signals in the proposed structure are current signals and signal processing is also completely done in current domain benefiting from the full advantages of current-mode signal processing. Interestingly the CMRR of the proposed topology is wholly determined by only five transistors. Compared to the most of the previously reported IAs in which at least two active elements are used to attain high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) resulting in a complicated circuit, the proposed structure enjoys from an extremely simple circuit. It also exhibits low input impedance employing negative feedback principal. Of more interest is that, using simple degenerate current mirrors, the differential-mode gain of the proposed CMIA can be electronically varied by control voltage. This property makes it completely free of resistors. The very low number of transistors used in the structure of the proposed CMIA grants it such desirable properties as low-voltage low-power operation, suitability for integration, wide bandwidth etc. SPICE simulation results using the TSMC 0.18-mu m CMOS process model under supply voltage of +/- 0.8 V show a high CMRR of 91 dB and a low input impedance of 291.5 Omega for the proposed CMIA. Temperature simulation results are also provided, which prove low temperature sensitivity of the proposed CMIA.

In this letter, a new voltage-mode (VM. Configuration for providing low-power and simultaneous realization of first-order low-pass, high-pass and all-pass filters is presented. The output of the all-pass filter is taken differentially. The proposed circuit contains low number of components, i.e., only two NMOS transistors, a floating battery, a grounded capacitor and a floating resistor. Adding two NMOS transistors to the proposed circuit it is modified as an all-pass filter with a single-ended output. The main advantage of the presented circuits in comparison with other counterparts is their extremely low power dissipation. Moreover, the floating resistor can be replaced with an additional NMOS transistor in triode region to provide electronic tunability. Simulation results using SPICE program are given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed circuit. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

In this paper, a new voltage-mode (VM) first-order phase shifter (all-pass filter) employing only four NMOS transistors and minimum number of passive elements (i.e. one resistor and one capacitor) is proposed. The proposed VM phase shifter has high input impedance and does not require passive element matching constraints. Moreover, since only two NMOS transistors are stacked between positive and negative supply voltages, the proposed circuit is suitable for low-voltage operation. Electronic tunability can be provided easily by replacing the employed resistor with an NMOS transistor operating in triode region. Simulation results based on 0.18 μm TSMC CMOS parameters with ±0.9 V supply voltages are given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed phase shifter. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.

In this paper, a novel design for realizing a voltage-mode (VM) all-pass filter utilizing two differential voltage current conveyors (DVCCs) is proposed. Also, the suggested filter uses a canonical number of passive elements (one grounded capacitor and one resistor) without requiring any element matching condition. The proposed filter has high input and low output impedances, which make it suitable for cascading. The effects of the nonidealities of the DVCCs on the proposed design are investigated. As an application, a quadrature oscillator is designed using the proposed VM all-pass filter and an integrator. The proposed filter and oscillator circuits are simulated using the SPICE simulation program to confirm the theory.

In this paper two new voltage-mode (VM) universal filters employing three plus-type differential voltage current conveyors (DVCC+s) and grounded passive elements are presented. The first proposed filter is a single-input five-output (SIFO) circuit which can realize simultaneously all of the standard responses, i.e. low-pass (LP), band-pass (BP), high-pass (HP), all-pass (AP) and notch (NH) from the same configuration. The second proposed circuit is a three-input single-output (TISO) universal filter for realizing standard responses depending on the selection of the input signal from the same topology. Both of the proposed filters have the advantage of a high input impedance, which enables easy cascading to obtain higher order filters. The proposed filters are simulated using the SPICE program to verify the theoretical analysis. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.

In this article a dual output filter synthesis topology is proposed using a negative impedance converter (NIC) and the minimum number of passive components. Different from the preceding NIC based synthesis methods, the proposed circuits allow passive element matching to reduce the number of passive elements. The proposed dual output topology can simultaneously provide all-pass, notch/high-pass or notch/low-pass filter configurations. Also, the proposed filters have a pole frequency independent of the voltage and current gain deviations of the active element, so it is suitable for pole frequency sensitive applications. Simulations, including a post-layout simulation, Monte-Carlo analysis and Routh-Hurwitz stability tests are performed to verify the theoretical results.

Operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) are widely used in the design of electronically tunable circuits. However, electronic tunability ranges of the OTA based filters are restricted by the limited bandwidth of the transconductance gain of the OTA. Furthermore, stability conditions and the linearity of the OTA which depends on the control current restrict the tunability. In this paper, some trade-offs in the electronically tunable filters are investigated. In addition, the tunability ranges of some first and second order OTA-C and OTA-RC filters are comparatively examined. Moreover, an OTA-C all-pass filter circuit is presented. SPICE simulations are performed and stability analyses are given for both of the OTA-C and OTA-RC filters. Operation of the presented all-pass filter is verified experimentally.

In this paper, an active network simulating mutually coupled inductors employing four second-generation current controlled conveyors, five resistors, and only two grounded capacitors is presented. The primary, secondary, and mutual simulated inductances of the circuit are independent and can be electronically tuned. The proposed circuit represents a synthetic transformer and has a positive mutual inductance. As an application, the proposed transformer is used to construct a stagger-tuned filter. Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) simulation and experimental results are given to verify the theoretical analysis. © 2008 IEEE.

In this paper, using a minimum number of passive components, i.e., new grounded and floating inductance simulators, grounded capacitance multipliers, and frequency-dependent negative resistors (FDNRs) based on one/two modified current-feedback operational amplifiers (MCFOAs), are proposed. The type of the simulators depends on the passive element selection used in the structure of the circuit without requiring critical active and passive component-matching conditions and/or cancellation constraints. In order to show the flexibility of the proposed MCFOA, a single-input three-output (SITO) voltage-mode (VM) filter, two three-input single-output (TISO) VM filters, and an SITO current-mode (CM) filter employing a single MCFOA are reported. The layout of the proposed MCFOA is also given. A number of simulations using the SPICE program and some experimental tests are performed to exhibit the performance of the introduced structures. © 2008 IEEE.

Yıldız, Merih (Dogus Author) -- Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) In this paper an NMOS based sinusoidal oscillator is presented. The circuit is constructed with voltage-mode (VM) NMOS-based analog adder and subtractor circuits which respectively perform V1+V2 and V1-V2 operations on the input voltages. The most important feature of the proposed circuits is their extremely simple structures containing only twelve NMOS transistors (six for the adder, six for the subtractor). Another significant advantage of the proposed circuits is that no external passive components are being used. The post-layout simulations of the proposed oscillator circuit have been executed using TSMC 0.25 μm process parameters with ±1.25 V power supply voltage.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) -- Göknar, İzzet Cem (Dogus Author) -- Conference full title: European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2015; Trondheim; Norway; 24 August 2015 through 26 August 2015 In this paper, a new RC circuit realization of voltage-mode (VM) first-order all-pass filter (APF) is presented. The proposed VM APF scheme is composed of a single grounded capacitor, three resistors with one being negative. The main advantage of the circuit is the common ground terminal between the input and the output. For proper functionality passive element matching is required and the negative resistance is implemented with Arbel-Goldminz operational transconductance amplifier. The theoretical results are verified with SPICE simulations using PTM 90 nm level-7 CMOS process BSIM3v3 parameters. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Minaei, Shahram (Dogus Author) -- Göknar, İzzet Cem (Dogus Author) -- Conference full title: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2015; Lisbon; Portugal; 24 May 2015 through 27 May 2015 In this paper, a new realization of a fully-differential (F-D) first-order all-pass filter (APF) operating in current mode (CM) is presented. In the proposed F-D CM APF a single adjustable current amplifier (ACA) and two current followers (CFS) with non-unity gain are used as active building blocks. Considering the input intrinsic resistance of CFS as useful active filter parameter, the proposed filter employs only a floating capacitor as external passive component. The pole frequency of the proposed resistorless circuit can be tuned via mutual change of input intrinsic resistance of CFS while the filter pass-band gain by means of gain of ACA. The theoretical results are verified by SPICE simulations, where TSMC 0.18 μm level-7 SCN018 CMOS process parameters were used.

In this paper, a new simulated inductor employing two resistors, one capacitor, and only a single gain-variable third-generation current conveyor (GVCCIII) is proposed. To exhibit the performance of the proposed simulated inductor, it is used in a parallel R-L-C current-mode filter. The frequency-dependent nonideal voltage gain effects of the GVCCIII on the proposed inductor are given. The low- and high-frequency limitations of the simulated inductor are investigated in detail. The simulations performed with the SPICE program agree with the theoretical analysis. Also, the proposed circuit is tested experimentally using commercially available active devices (AD844 ICs of Analog Devices) to confirm the theory.

In this paper, a novel second-order voltage-mode filter with single input and six outputs employing inverting second-generation current conveyors (ICCIIs) is presented. This filter simultaneously realizes negative and positive gain lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filter responses, and does not require active and passive element matching. The new filter has low active and passive element sensitivities, and offers orthogonal control of the angular resonance frequency (omega(O)) and quality factor (Q).

A novel circuit configuration for the realization of low power single-input three-output (SITO) current mode (CM) filters employing only MOS transistors are presented. The proposed circuit can realize low-pass (LP), band-pass (BP) and high-pass (HP) filter functions simultaneously at three high impedance outputs without changing configuration. Despite the other previously reported works, the proposed circuit is free from resistors and passive capacitors. Instead of passive capacitors; the gate-source capacitor of MOS transistor is used making the proposed circuit ideally suitable for integration. Compared to other works, the proposed filter has also the lowest number of transistors and lowest power consumption. The proposed circuit exhibits low-input and high-output impedances, which is highly desirable for cascading in CM signal processing. Moreover, it is center frequency can be electronically adjusted using a control current without a significant effect on quality factor (Q) granting it the highly desirable capability of electronic tunability. Transfer functions of the LP, BP and HP outputs are derived and the performance of the proposed circuit is proved through pre layout and post layout simulations at supply voltage of 1.8 V and using 0.18 μm CMOS process parameters. The power consumption and the required chip area are only 0.5 mW and 77.4 μm × 70.2 μm, respectively.

In this paper, a new trans-impedance mode single-input-three-output (SITO) filter using opamp compensation poles is presented. The proposed circuit is composed of two internally compensated operational amplifiers (OAs) and four single-output operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs), without using any external passive elements. The proposed multifunction filter can realize lowpass, bandpass and highpass responses simultaneously all at low output impedances. No matching condition is required. The circuit is suitable for monolithic implementation either with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or bipolar technologies. All of active sensitivities are low. The performance of the circuit is tested using SPICE simulation program.

In this paper, a current-mode (CM) Kerwin–Huelsman–Newcomb (KHN) biquad is proposed. The circuit employs three differential-voltage current conveyors (DVCCs) as active elements together with two capacitors and four resistors as passive elements, which all are grounded. The circuit simultaneously provides the three basic filter functions, namely bandpass (BP), highpass (HP) and lowpass (LP) functions. The notch and allpass (AP) functions can be obtained by connecting appropriate output currents directly without using additional active elements. The output signals are obtained at high output impedance ports, which is important for easy cascading in CM operation. SPICE simulation results are given to verify the theoretical analyses.

yayıncısurumuyok# ; Tam metin hakemden geçmiş kopyadır. In this paper, a new configuration suitable for realization of differential input-differential output first order, second order all-pass and notch filters with high CMRR is given. The proposed configuration uses two negative type second-generation current conveyors (CCII-), and three admittances. Two first order and one second order all-pass filters and a notch filter (tunable if current controlled conveyor CCCII is used) are extracted from the proposed configuration. Tracking error, element mismatch, sensitivity analysis, simulation and experimental results are included.

In this paper a new current-mode integrator and a first order all-pass section are used to construct a quadrature oscillator. These circuits are composed of operational amplifiers (OAs) and operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs), without using external passive elements. The proposed circuits are suitable for monolithic implementation either with CIVICS or bipolar technologies. All active sensitivities are low. The performances of the circuits are tested using a SPICE simulation program.

In this paper new voltage-mode and current-mode multifunction filters using internally compensated operational amplifiers (OP-AMPs) and single output operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) are presented. The proposed voltage mode multifunction filter can realize lowpass, bandpass, highpass responses simultaneously and the current-mode multifunction filter can realize lowpass, bandpass, highpass and bandstop responses simultaneously all at high output impedances. No external passive elements are required thus the circuit is suitable for monolithic implementation either with CMOS or bipolar technologies. All of active sensitivities are low. The performances of the circuits are tested using SPICE simulation program.

In this paper, a CMOS resistor-based current mirror (RBCM) aimed to be used in low-voltage applications is presented. The main features of the proposed current mirror are very low input voltage requirement (a few mV), low output voltage requirement, high output impedance and simple circuitry. The core structure of the proposed RBCM consists of three transistors (excluding bias circuitry) and two low value grounded resistors. The proposed circuit alleviates the need for cascode structures which are conventionally used to boost the output impedance and linearity. SPICE simulations using 0.18[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m CMOS technology parameters under supply voltage of 0.9[Formula: see text]V are reported which show input and output voltage requirements of 40[Formula: see text]mV and 0.1[Formula: see text]V respectively, low THD of 1.2%, [Formula: see text] of 496[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] of 1[Formula: see text]M[Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]3[Formula: see text]dB bandwidth of 181[Formula: see text]MHz and power dissipation of 154[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]W. A high CMRR differential amplifier and a high performance current difference circuit as applications of the proposed RBCM are given. The proposed RBCM is very useful in tackling restrictions of modern technologies such as reduced supply voltage and transistors low intrinsic output impedance.

Conference: 57th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) -- Location: College Station, TX -- Date: AUG 03-06, 2014 In this paper, a new realization of a first-order voltage-mode (VM) All-Pass Filter (APF) using a grounded capacitor, three resistors, and a single Current Follower (CF) with non-unity gain is presented. The number of external resistors in the proposed VM APF can be reduced to two by considering the input intrinsic resistance of the CF as a useful active parameter. In comparison to the second-generation current conveyor-based current follower implementations employing large number of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), here the used CF is composed of only four MOSFETs. Hence, it is favorable for low-voltage low-power circuit design. The APF was designed at pole frequency of 9.8 MHz with 112 mu W power consumption using PTM 90 nm level-7 CMOS process BSIM3v3 parameters and with +/- 0.5 V DC voltages. SPICE simulation results are included to support the theory. IEEE; IEEE Circuits & Syst Soc; Texas A & M Univ.

Conference: 57th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) -- Location: College Station, TX -- Date: AUG 03-06, 2014 -- Sponsor(s): IEEE; IEEE Circuits & Syst Soc; Texas A & M Univ In this paper, using newly introduced analog adder and subtractor circuits, a new negative impedance converter, a lossy inductor simulator and an all-pass filter structure are presented. The proposed configurations have very simple structures containing only one or two adder/subtractor blocks together also with one or two passive elements. All capacitors used are grounded which is beneficial from the integrated circuit point of view and absorption of parasitic capacitors of the active blocks. The non-ideal analyses for all of the proposed circuits are given. Design examples for realizing 10 mH inductances are presented and tested with SPICE. The simulations are based on level 49 TSMC 0.25 mu m process parameters. The designed inductances show good performance between a few ten kHz to a few MHz. In addition inverting and non-inverting all-pass filter examples providing 90 degree phase shift at 790 kHz are given. The presented all-pass filters have high-input and low-output impedances resulting in easy cascadability. Frequency responses of the proposed all-pass filters are simulated to verify the theoretical analysis. IEEE; IEEE Circuits & Syst Soc; Texas A & M Univ.

In this work, a new CMOS based grounded voltage controlled positive resistor (GVCPR) with one control voltage is proposed. The proposed GVCPR employs only five CMOS transistors, one operated in triode region and others operated in saturation region or OFF. One of the main properties of the proposed GVCPR is its ultra low power consumption; however, a single active component matching condition is needed. A number of SPICE simulation results using IBM 0.13 μm SIGE013 level-7 CMOS process parameters such as its performance analysis and verification in tunable voltage-mode first-order all-pass filter and high-Q & high-gain voltage-mode multiple-feedback second-order band-pass filter are included to confirm the theory. The superior performance of the proposed GVCPR is also proven by numeric Figure of Merit calculation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.20.7.8023

In this paper, a new grounded inductor simulator employing two current feedback operational amplifiers (CFOAs), three resistors and one grounded capacitor which is suitable for IC fabrication is proposed. Also, a new voltage-mode (VM) universal filter with three input and single output is given as application example of the grounded inductor simulator. The universal filter with low output impedance can be easily cascaded with other VM circuits. Both of the proposed circuits have the feature of improved low frequency performances, and can be easily constructed by two commercially available active devices such as AD844s. However, both inductor simulator and universal filter need a single passive component matching condition. Simulation and experimental test results are given to demonstrate the performance and workability of the proposed grounded inductor simulator and filter structure. © 2017 World Scientific Publishing Company.

In this paper, a novel first-order current-mode (CM) electronically tunable all-pass filter including one grounded capacitor and two dual-output current followers (DO-CFs) is presented. The used DO-CFs are implemented using only 10 MOS transistors granting the proposed CM all-pass filter extremely simple structure. The proposed filter is suitable for integrated circuit (IC) fabrication because it employs only a grounded capacitor and is free from passive component matching conditions. Interestingly the introduced configuration uses minimum number of components compared to other works. It also offers other interesting advantages such as, alleviating all disadvantages associated with the use of resistors, easy cascadability and satisfies all technology requirements such as small sizing, simple realization, low voltage and low power operation. Additionally, the circuit parameters can be easily set by adjusting control voltages. Most favorably, the proposed CM all-pass filter can be simply used as a voltage-mode (VM) all-pass filter with outstanding properties of adjustable gain and tunability. To further show the versatility of the proposed structure a sinusoidal oscillator is also derived from presented CM all-pass filter. Nonideal gain and parasitic impedance effects on developed CM filter are discussed. Finally, simulation results with SPICE program are included to confirm the theory. © 2013 World Scientific Publishing Company.

In this paper, a new active element called voltage differencing inverting buffered amplifier (VDIBA) is presented. Using single VDIBA and a capacitor, a new resistorless voltage-mode (VM) first-order all-pass filter (APF) is proposed, which provides both inverting and non-inverting outputs at the same configuration simultaneously. The pole frequency of the filter can be electronically controlled by means of bias current of the internal transconductance. No component-matching conditions are required and it has low sensitivity. In addition, the parasitic and loading effects are also investigated. By connecting two newly introduced APFs in open loop a novel second-order APF is proposed. As another application, the proposed VM APF is connected in cascade to a lossy integrator in a closed loop to design a four-phase quadrature oscillator. The theoretical results are verified by SPICE simulations using TSMC 0.18 um level-7 CMOS process parameters with +-0.9 V supply voltages. Moreover, the behavior of the proposed VM APF was also experimentally measured using commercially available integrated circuit OPA860 by Texas Instruments. In this paper, a new active element called voltage differencing inverting buffered amplifier (VDIBA) is presented. Using single VDIBA and a capacitor, a new resistorless voltage-mode (VM) first-order all-pass filter (APF) is proposed, which provides both inverting and non-inverting outputs at the same configuration simultaneously. The pole frequency of the filter can be electronically controlled by means of bias current of the internal transconductance. No component-matching conditions are required and it has low sensitivity. In addition, the parasitic and loading effects are also investigated. By connecting two newly introduced APFs in open loop a novel second-order APF is proposed. As another application, the proposed VM APF is connected in cascade to a lossy integrator in a closed loop to design a four-phase quadrature oscillator. The theoretical results are verified by SPICE simulations using TSMC 0.18 um level-7 CMOS process parameters with +-0.9 V supply voltages. Moreover, the behavior of the proposed VM APF was also experimentally measured using commercially available integrated circuit OPA860 by Texas Instruments.

In this paper, two new circuit configurations for realizing voltage-mode (VM) all-pass sections (APSs) are presented. The proposed circuits employ only two differential voltage current conveyors (DVCCs) and are cascadable with other VM circuits due to their high-input and low-output impedances. The first configuration uses a grounded resistor and a grounded capacitor without requiring matching constraints, whereas the second employs two grounded resistors and a grounded capacitor with a single matching condition. While the first configuration can realize only one all-pass response, the second can provide inverting and non-inverting all-pass responses with selection of appropriate input port. Adding two grounded resistors to the proposed filters, variable gain APSs can also be obtained. As applications, two quadrature oscillators, each of which using one of the proposed all-pass circuits, one grounded resistor and one grounded capacitor are presented. SPICE simulation results are included to verify the theory. Copyright (c) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

This paper introduces a new simple Schmitt trigger circuit using a plustype differential voltage-current conveyor (DVCC+) and only two grounded resistors. The proposed circuit is very simple and enjoys adjustable lower and higher threshold voltages as well as the output saturation levels. The application of the proposed Schmitt trigger circuit to the square/triangular wave generator is also given. Moreover, a current feedback operational amplifier (CFOA)-based square/triangular wave generator is derived from the proposed DVCC+-based circuit. Simulation and experimental results are presented to exhibit the performance of the proposed circuits. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.

A new electronically fine-tunable multi-input-single-output (MISO) universal filter is proposed. The filter circuit compared with active-device-based counterparts is very simple and fully integrable. Moreover, a few number of active transistors provide a reduction in power consumption, and the filter enjoys advantages such as no component matching and small size area. Postlayout simulation results using parameters of AMS CMOS 0.35-μm process technology show good agreement with theoretical expectations. IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

In this paper two new grounded inductance simulators based on DXCCII suitable for operation in 30 kHz-30 MHz frequency range, are presented. The proposed circuits both employ only a single dual X second-generation current conveyor (DXCCII) active device accompanied with three and four passive elements, respectively. The accuracy of the simulated inductors is verified by implementing them in some filter applications. Also, a novel multi-input single-output universal filter derived from one of the new grounded inductance simulators is simulated to demonstrate the functionality of the proposed circuit. Simulation results using AMS 0.35 mu m CMOS process technology parameters are included. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

In this paper, a grounded voltage controlled resistor (GVCR) employing eight CMOS transistors, all of which are operating in saturation region, is proposed. The developed GVCR has two identical control voltages in opposite sign for electronically changing the resistance value. The linearity of the current-voltage (I - V) characteristic of the proposed GVCR is not affected by the body effect of the transistors. Computer simulation results with SPICE program are given to exhibit the performance and effectiveness of the introduced GVCR. © 2011 World Scientific Publishing Company.

In this paper, a novel single-input three-output (SITO) voltage-mode (VM) universal biquadratic filter employing a single triple-output second-generation current conveyor (TO-CCII), two grounded capacitors and four resistors, is presented. The proposed topology offers the realization of all the standard filter transfer functions (TFs). The non-ideality and parasitic effects of the active element on the TF of the proposed filter are investigated in detail. The proposed filter is tested in time and frequency domains with SPICE simulations. © 2011 IEEE.

In this paper, a new voltage-mode configuration for realizing a first-order phase shifter is suggested. The proposed phase shifter contains low number of components, i.e. two n-type metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (NMOS transistors) both operating in saturation region, a grounded capacitor and three resistors. The presented circuit can be equipped with electronic tunability by using externally controllable electronic resistor. Computer simulation results, using SPICE program, are given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed phase shifter. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.