Tutorial review trends in current conveyor and current-mode amplifier design

International Journal of Electronics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 573-583

  Wilson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CURRENT CONVEYORS; CURRENT-MODE AMPLIFIER; HIGH-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0026923148     PISSN: 00207217     EISSN: 13623060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207219208925692     Document Type: Article

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