CMOS transconductance amplifiers, architectures and active filters: A tutorial

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-12

  Sanchez Sinencio E ^a   Silva Martinez J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT-MODE FILTERS; OPERATIONAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIERS;

ACTIVE FILTERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0033888126     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20000055     Document Type: Article

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