High-performance low-power current sense amplifier using a cross-coupled current-mirror configuration

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 149, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 308-314

  Yeo, K S ^a   Goh, W L ^a   Kong, Z H ^a   Zhang, Q X ^a   Yeo, W G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CAPACITANCE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MIRRORS; MOSFET DEVICES; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

CURRENT MIRRORS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-POWER CURRENT SENSE AMPLIFIER;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0036823209     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20020502     Document Type: Article

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