A process-independent threshold voltage inverter-comparator for pulse width modulation applications

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 1999, Pages 1201-1204

  Tan, Meng Tong ^a   Chang, J S ^a   Tong, Yit Chow ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPARATORS (OPTICAL); COUNTING CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TUNING; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

DESIGN SPECIFICATION; HEARING INSTRUMENTS; INVERTER-COMPARATORS; LOW-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; PROCESS VARIATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATORS; SELF-TUNING MECHANISMS; VOLTAGE INVERTER;

PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

EID: 0005696249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICECS.1999.814385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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