Multiple-loop feedback topologies for the design of low-sensitivity active filters

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 1-21

  Laker, Kenneth R ^a   Schaumann, Rolf ^b   Ghausi, Mohammed S ^c  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS - TOPOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC FILTERS, ACTIVE;

EID: 0018288578     PISSN: 00984094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCS.1979.1084554     Document Type: Article

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