1.5-V Current-Mode CMOS True RMS-DC Converter Based on Class-AB Transconductors

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 376-379

  De La Cruz Blas, Carlos A ^a   López Martín, Antonio ^a   Carlosena, Alfonso ^a   Ramírez Angulo, Jaime ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Current mode circuits; low voltage; rms dc converter; very

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

CURRENT MODE CIRCUITS; TRANSCONDUCTOR;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 24144475085     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2005.850429     Document Type: Article

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