Analysis of the Noise Characteristics of CMOS Current Conveyors

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-78

  Bruun, Erik ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c Christian Rovsing A/S   (Denmark)

^d Danmos Microsystems ApS   (Denmark)

^e Electronics Institute   (Denmark)

^f Electronics Institute ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Current conveyors; Current mode circuits; Noise

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CURRENT CONVEYORS; CURRENT MIRROR; CURRENT MODE CIRCUITS; NOISE MODEL;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0030864255     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013282902466     Document Type: Article

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