<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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. An elliptic filter realization is described as an example for its application in a current-mode fully balanced filter design, where the intrinsic resistors in CFBCCIIs are used for the electronic tuning of the characteristic filter frequency.</p></abstract>

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. An elliptic filter realization is described as an example for its application in a current-mode fully balanced filter design, where the intrinsic resistors in CFBCCIIs are used for the electronic tuning of the characteristic filter frequency.

A New Type of Current Conveyor and its Application in Fully Balanced Differential Current-Mode Elliptic Filter Design

College of Information Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Communication Technology in Hunan Universities, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, People's Republic of China

Journal of Electrical Engineering

This paper introduces a new type of CMOS-based current conveyor: current controlled fully balanced second generation current conveyor (CFBCCII) element which...

A New Type of Current Conveyor and its Application in Fully Balanced Differential Current-Mode Elliptic Filter Design

Published Online: Jul 01, 2011

Page range: 126 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-011-0021-3

Keywords
current mode, differential, current conveyor, elliptic filter

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A New Type of Current Conveyor and its Application in Fully Balanced Differential Current-Mode Elliptic Filter Design

Published Online: Jul 01, 2011

Page range: 126 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-011-0021-3

Keywordscurrent mode, differential, current conveyor, elliptic filter

This content is open access.

Keywords
current mode, differential, current conveyor, elliptic filter