An integrated ISFETs instrumentation system in standard CMOS technology

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1923-1934

  Chan, Wai Pan ^a   Premanode, Bhusana ^a   Toumazou, Christofer ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Averaging; CMOS ISFET; current feedback; current feedback opamp; frequency modulator; ISFET; ISFETs array; log domain; sigma delta modulator; VCO

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING; CMOS ISFET; CURRENT FEEDBACK; CURRENT FEEDBACK OPAMP; FREQUENCY MODULATORS; ISFET; ISFETS ARRAY; LOG-DOMAIN; SIGMA DELTA MODULATOR; VCO;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DELTA MODULATION; INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 77956199702     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2010.2053863     Document Type: Conference Paper

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