This paper is concerned with the dynamic range of continuous time CMOS current mode circuits. As a representative current mode device a class AB current conveyor is examined. First, the voltage input range of the high impedance Y input is investigated. Next, the current input range of the low impedance X input is investigated. It is compared to the thermal noise in the X to Z signal path in ord...

This article presents a current-mode quadrature oscillator using current controlled current conveyor transconductance amplifiers (CC-CCTAs) as active elements. The proposed circuit is realized from a lossy integrator and a lossy differentiator. The oscillation condition and oscillation frequency can be electronically controlled via input bias currents. The proposed oscillator can be applied to ...

The paper presents a new realization of bipolar full-wave rectifier of input sinusoidal signals, employing one MO-CCCII (multiple output current controlled current conveyor), a zero-crossing detector (ZCD), and one resistor connected to a fixed potential. The circuit provides the operating frequency up to 10 MHz with increased linearity and precision in processing of low-level input voltage sig...

This article presents a 3rd current-mode quadrature oscillator using current controlled current conveyor transconductance amplifier (CCCCTA) and operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) as active element as active elements. The proposed circuit is realized from a noninverting lossless integrator and an inverting second order low-pass filter. The oscillation condition and oscillation frequen...