7-decade tuning range CMOS OTA-C sinusoidal VCO

A new operational transconductance amplifier-capacitor (OTA-C) based sinusoidal voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) has been designed and fabricated. The oscillation frequency of which can be tuned from 74 mHz to 1 MHz. The VCO uses a new OTA whose transconductance is adjusted by using a set of special current mirrors. These current mirrors operate in weak inversion and their gain can be controlled continuously through a gate voltage over many decades. This is the first report of such a wide tuning range for CMOS sinusoidal oscillators. Experimental results are provided     

一种可编程高线性CMOSOTA的设计

采用SMIC 0.18 μm工艺,±0.9 V电源电压,提出了一种可编程高线性全对称伪差分 CMOS OTA 电路.提出的伪差 分输入级电路基于基本伪差分(PD)结构并采用 HD3 前馈技术消除三阶谐波失真,输出级采用可编程电流放大器实现.使用 Cadence 软件的 Spectre 仿真器进行电路仿真可得,Gm值三个...     

A Wide Tuning Range Gm –C Continuous-Time Analog Filter

A CMOS operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) for low-power and wide tuning range filter application is proposed in this paper. The OTA can work from the weak inversion region to the strong inversion region to maximize the transconductance tuning range. The transconductance can be tuned by changing its bias current. A fifth-order Elliptic low-pass filter implemented with the OTAs was integrated by TSMC 0.18-mum CMOS process. The filter can operate with the cutoff frequency of 250 Hz to 1 MHz. The wide tuning range filter would be suitable for multi-mode applications, especially under the consideration of saving chip areas. The third-order inter-modulation (IM3) of -40 dB was measured over the tuning range with two tone input signals. The power consumption is 0.8 mW at 1-MHz cutoff frequency and 1.8-V supply voltage with the active area less than 0.3 mm²     

Memristor emulator with tunable characteristic and its experimental results

In this study, operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) based simple and practical TiO₂ memristor emulator is presented. The proposed memristor emulator employs a multi-outputs OTA, an analog multiplier and a resistor and a capacitor. The parameters of the proposed memristor emulator can be tuned electronically by changing the biasing current of the OTA. Change of the transconductance gain of the OTA provides an advantage: “externally controllable memristor”. Non-volatile resistive switching characteristics and an application of this proposed memristor are given. Also, the memristor emulator is implemented using the commonly available OPA860. The effectiveness of the proposed memristor emulator is verified by the experimental results, which show good agreement with the theoretical and simulation results.     

A 1-V low power gain boosted self-cascoding current mirror operational transconductance amplifier

A low-voltage, micro-power, low-noise, high-gain, high-output swing current mirror-based operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is presented. The proposed OTA achieves high DC gain and output swing by the adoption of gain boosted current mirroring and self-cascoding techniques. From the simulation, the proposed OTA implemented on a 0.18 μm CMOS shows the DC gain up to 90 dB with a gain bandwidth of 700 KHz for a load capacitor of 1 pF and an output voltage swing of 600 mV. The OTA dissipates only 750 nW from 1.0 V supply.     

Floating Immittance Function Simulator and Its Applications

A new floating immittance function simulator circuit is proposed using two different active elements, a dual-output second generation current conveyor (DO-CCII) and an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The presented circuit can realize a positive and negative floating inductor, capacitor and resistor depending on the passive component selection. Since the passive elements are all grounded, this circuit is suitable for fully integrated circuit design. The circuit does not require any component matching conditions, and it has a good sensitivity performance with respect to tracking errors. Moreover, the proposed positive and negative inductance, capacitor and resistor simulator can be tuned electronically by changing the biasing current of the OTA or can be controlled through the grounded resistor or capacitor. The proposed floating inductor simulator circuit is demonstrated by using a SPICE simulation for 0.35 μm TSMC CMOS technology. The proposed circuit consumes an average power of 1 mW using ±1.5 V supply voltages.     

A highly linear bulk-driven CMOS OTA for continuous-time filters

In this paper we present a bulk-driven CMOS triode-based fully balanced operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) and its application to continuous-time filters. The proposed OTA is linearly tunable with the feature of low distortion and high output impedance. It can achieve wide input range without compromising large transconductance tuning interval. Using a 0.18 μm n-well CMOS process, we have implemented a third-order elliptic low-pass filter based on the proposed OTA. Both the simulation and measurement results are reported. The total harmonic distortion is more than −45 dB for fully differential input signals of up to 0.8 V peak–peak voltage. A dynamic range of 45 dB is obtained under the OTA noise integrated over 1 MHz.     

一种新颖的OTA结构的数模转换器

介绍了一种新颖结构的数模转换器，此转换器的设计核心是采用跨导运算技术，由CMOS运算跨导放大器（OTA）构成。此D／A转换器以模拟电流作为主要信号变量，以跨导运算放大器取代电压运算放大器，以基于OTA的有源元件取代部分无源元件，通过改变OTA的偏置电流，从而改变其互导增益gm和电压放大器增益Au，更适合于IC的集成。采用9个OTA构成一个8位的加法电路，8个OTA的互导增益gm对应8位的数字信号，8个MOS管作为开关运用由8位的数字信号控制，从而实现数字信号到模拟信号的转换。     

Highly linear wide input range CMOS OTA architectures operating in subthreshold and strong inversion

A very low distortion low-voltage CMOS OTA with very wide g_m adjustment and input range is presented. It is based on a fixed gain novel highly linear voltage-to-current conversion input stage and uses electronically programmable current mirrors to achieve very wide transconductance gain adjustment range. The OTA input range remains approximately constant with g_m adjustment. Bandwidth and input signal range can be adjusted independent of g_m. Simulations results in 0.5 μm CMOS technology with ±1 V supplies and 1 V input range are presented which confirm the characteristics of the proposed structure.     

A 0.8-V 0.25-mW Current-Mirror OTA With 160-MHz GBW in 0.18-μm CMOS

A low-voltage low-power CMOS operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with near rail-to-rail output swing is presented in this brief. The proposed circuit is based on the current-mirror OTA topology. In addition, several circuit techniques are adopted to enhance the voltage gain. Simulated from a 0.8-V supply voltage, the proposed OTA achieves a 62-dB dc gain and a gain-bandwidth product of 160 MHz while driving a 2-pF load. The OTA is designed in a 0.18-mum CMOS process. The power consumption is 0.25 mW including the common-mode feedback circuit     

OTA linearity enhancement technique for high frequency applications with IM3 below -65 dB

A technique to enhance the linearity of continuous-time operational transconductance amplifiers (OTA)-C filters working at high frequencies is proposed. Each OTA consumes 10.5 mW and the transconductance can be tuned from 70 to 160 /spl mu/A/V while the IM3 remains below -70 dB up to 50 MHz for a 1.3-V/sub pp/ differential input. For a 20-MHz low-pass second-order filter implementation, the measured IM3 with an input voltage of 1.3 V/sub pp/ is below - 65 dB. The supply voltage is 3.3 V. Experimental results of the circuit, fabricated in a standard CMOS 0.35-/spl mu/m technology, are presented.     

二极管型非制冷红外探测器的前端电路设计

设计了一种二极管型非制冷红外探测器的前端电路,该电路采用Gm-C-OP积分放大器的结构,将探测器输出的微弱电压信号经跨导放大器(OTA)转化为电流信号,再经电容反馈跨阻放大器(CTIA)积分转化为电压信号输出。该OTA采用电流反馈型结构,可以获得比传统OTA更高的线性度和跨导值。输入采用差分结构,可以有效地消除环境温度及制造工艺对探测器输出信号的影响。电路采用0.35 m CMOS工艺进行设计并流片,5 V电源电压供电。Gm-C-OP积分放大器总面积0.012 6 mm2,当输入差分电压为0~5 mV时,测试结果表明:OTA跨导值与仿真结果保持一致,Gm-C-OP积分放大器可实现对动态输入差分信号到输出电压的线性转化,线性度达97%,输出范围大于2 V。     

A novel ±0.8 V high-performance voltage-tunable CDTA with enhanced bandwidth

In this article, we propose a novel high-performance complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) current differencing transconductance amplifier (CDTA) with a transconductance gain (G_M) that can be linearly tuned by a voltage. By using a high-speed, low-voltage, cascaded current mirror active resistance compensation technique, the proposed CDTA circuit exhibits wide frequency bandwidths, high current tracking precisions as well as large output impedances. The linear-tunable G_M of the CDTA is designed with the use of linear composite metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor as basic cells in the circuit. Combining these two approaches, several design concerns are studied, including: impedance characteristic, tracking errors, offset and linearity and noise. The prototype chip with a 0.25 mm² area is fabricated in a GlobalFoundries’0.18 μm CMOS process. The simulated results and measured results with ±0.8 V DC supply voltages are presented, and show extremely wide bandwidths and wide linear tuning range. In addition, a fully differential band-pass filter for a high-speed system is also given as an example to confirm the high performance of the proposed circuit.     

基于OA-OTA的多功能电压模式滤波器

提出了一种由运算放大器（OA）和运算跨导放大器（OTA）构成的多功能电压模式滤波器。适当选定输入输出端，可以实现低通、高通、带通、带阻和全通滤波功能。由于电路仅含有源器件，因而适于全集成，且容易实现电路特性的电调节，中心频率及品质因数的有源灵敏度也很低，PSPICE仿真结果表明，提出的电路方案是可行的。     

Efficient Slew-Rate Enhanced Operational Transconductance Amplifier

Today, along with the prevalent use of portable equipment, wireless, and other battery powered systems, the demand for amplifiers with a high gain-bandwidth product (GBW), slew rate (SR), and at the same time very low static power dissipation is growing. In this work, an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with an enhanced SR is proposed. By inserting a sensing resistor in the input port of the current mirror in the OTA, the voltage drop across the resistor is converted into an output current containing a term in proportion to the square of the voltage, and then the SR of the proposed OTA is significantly enhanced and the current dissipation can be reduced. The proposed OTA is designed and simulated with a 0.5 m complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. The simulation results show that the SR is 4.54 V/s, increased by 8.25 times than that of the conventional design, while the current dissipation is only 87.3%.     

Electronically tunable floating inductance simulator

In this letter, a new floating inductance simulator circuit is presented. The proposed structure consists of only one grounded capacitor without any external resistors and two different active elements. The active elements are dual-output current-controlled current conveyor (DO-CCCII) and operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The proposed inductance simulator can be tuned electronically by changing the biasing current of the DO-CCCIIs or by changing the current of the OTA. Moreover, the circuit does not require any conditions of component matching. It has a good sensitivity performance with respect to tracking errors. As an application, the proposed inductance simulator is used to construct a fourth-order resistively terminated LC band-pass filter. The theoretical analysis is verified by the SPICE simulation results.     

A fully-differential OTA based on CMOS cascode inverters operating from 1-V power supply

A low voltage operating fully-differential CMOS OTA construction, which uses dual-input CMOS cascode inverters, is proposed. The OTA is a two-stage configuration with dual-input CMOS cascode inverters at the input stage, and traditional CMOS inverters in the output stage, with a common-mode feedback path from the output terminals to one of the input terminals of cascode inverters. In order to effectively reduce its threshold voltages by bulk bias technique, the OTA has been designed and fabricated by using a 0.15 μm triple-well CMOS process. The OTA successfully operated from 1-V power supply, with 59 dB of differential voltage gain, 80.9 dB of CMRR and 25 MHz of unity gain frequency, at 60 μA of current consumption.     

Two digitally programmable gain amplifiers based on current conveyors

Two digitally programmable gain amplifiers based on current conveyors (CCIIs) are presented. The first digitally programmable gain amplifier consists of a CCII, an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), and current mirrors. The second one is composed of current conveyor analogue switches (CCASs). Both proposed digitally programmable gain amplifiers do not need switches but they maintain the linear gain at any digital signal levels similar to the digitally programmable gain amplifier using switches; hence the proposed amplifiers are easier to realize, use narrower chip area, and consume lower power. The first proposed amplifier is verified by constructing the circuit using the CCII in an AD844 IC, the OTA in a CA3080 IC, and some bipolar current mirrors. The second proposed amplifier is verified by simulating the circuit using the parameters extracted from the layout (including parasitic capacitance) in the 0.25 μm MOS technology, the level 49 MOS model obtained through MOSIS is used. The results show that the operations of two proposed amplifiers are in accordance with the theories.     

A 92-MHz 13-bit IF digitizer using optimized SC integrators in 0.35-/spl mu/m CMOS technology

A feedforward compensation scheme with no Miller capacitors is proposed to overcome the bandwidth limitations of traditional Miller compensation schemes. The technique has been used in the design of an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with a dc gain of 80 dB, gain bandwidth of 1.4 GHz, phase margin of 62/spl deg/, and 2 ns settling time for 2-pF load capacitor in a standard 0.35-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. The OTA's current consumption is 4.6 mA. The OTA is used in the design of a fourth-order switched-capacitor bandpass /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulator with a clock frequency of 92 MHz. It achieves a peak signal-to-noise ratio of 80 and 54 dB for 270-kHz (GSM) and 3.84-MHz (CDMA) bandwidths, respectively and consumes 19 mA of current from a /spl plusmn/1.25-V supply.     

A CMOS transconductance amplifier architecture with wide tuningrange for very low frequency applications

A pseudodifferential CMOS operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with wide tuning range and large input voltage swing has been designed for very small G_M's (of the order of a few nanoamperes per volt). The OTA is based on a modified four-quadrant multiplier architecture with current division. A common-mode feedback circuit structure has been proposed and designed using floating-gate transistors to handle large differential signals. Large on-chip capacitors are emulated through impedance scaling circuits. The circuits, fabricated in a 1.2-μm CMOS process, have been used to design a fourth-order bandpass filter and a relaxation oscillator. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical results