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Low-voltage (LV) low-power (LP) integrated circuit design is becoming a leading trend in VLSI technology, particularly in special portable applications. In this paper, the principle of a bulk-driven MOS transistor is employed in the design of a novel LV LP current differencing transconductance amplifier (CDTA). Designs in the 0.25 μm CMOS technology have been verified via PSpice simulation. The supply voltages are only ±0.6 V.
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This research has been supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic under grant No. 102/09/1628, and by the research programs of BUT MSM0021630503 and UD Brno MO FVT0000403.
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Khateb, F., Biolek, D. Bulk-Driven Current Differencing Transconductance Amplifier. Circuits Syst Signal Process 30, 1071–1089 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-010-9254-9
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