The realization of the second-order universal (low-pass, band-pass, high-pass, band-reject, and all-pass) active current filter using a single second-generation current controlled conveyor (CCCII), two grounded capacitors, and one resistor is proposed in this paper. Three input signals and the bias current of the active element determine the filtering type of the output signals. H-Spice simulat...

We propose a novel adaptation of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) Technique for the resolution of analog sizing optimization problems. The paper details the proposed algorithm and highlights its performances using some mathematical test functions. This novel adaptation of the ACO technique is used for the optimal design of analog circuits, namely, a differential pair current conveyor and an in...

This paper introduces a new type of CMOS-based current conveyor: current controlled fully balanced second generation current conveyor (CFBCCII) element which has a pair of differential Y terminals, a pair of differential X terminals and two pairs of Z terminals. The proposed circuit offers electronic tuning possibilities by means of a current adjustable intrinsic resistance at its X terminal. A...

A versatile precision rectifier based on a current conveyor and current mirrors is presented. The proposed circuit performs positive half-wave, negative half-wave, positive full-wave, and negative full-wave rectification into a single circuit. The current-mode technique has been employed to provide the high-precision capability of the circuit. The circuit configuration is very suitable for inte...

A second order voltage mode tunable universal filter is presented. The voltage mode filter is based on dual output second generation current controlled current conveyor (DOCCCII). The filter is capable of realizing high pass (HP), low pass (LP), band pass (BP), notch pass (NP) and all pass (AP) responses in voltage mode (VM). The filter employs only two capacitors and hence enjoys minimum compo...