A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain

Remco J. Wiegerink

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    A CMOS highly linear current attenuator is described. The circuit is suited for both differential and single input currents. The current gain is electronically variable between -1 and +1 by means of two controlling currents. A simple additional circuit is described to obtain a gain that is linearly dependent on a single control current. The circuit can be used as a four-quadrant current multiplier. The current attenuator is realized in a standard 2.5 μm CMOS process using channel lengths of 5 μm. The measured nonlinearity is less than 1% over the entire input current range. Simulations indicate a feasible -3dB bandwidth of over 100 MHz.
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    Title of host publicationProceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93)
    Place of PublicationChicago, Illinois
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages962-965
    ISBN (Print)9780780312548
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    Publication statusPublished - 3 May 1993

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    Wiegerink, R. J. (1993). A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain. In Proceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93) (pp. 962-965). Chicago, Illinois: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.1993.393883
    Wiegerink, Remco J. / A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain. Proceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93). Chicago, Illinois : IEEE, 1993. pp. 962-965
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    Wiegerink, RJ 1993, A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain. in Proceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93). IEEE, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 962-965. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.1993.393883

    A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain. / Wiegerink, Remco J.

    Proceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93). Chicago, Illinois : IEEE, 1993. p. 962-965.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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    Wiegerink RJ. A CMOS Wideband Linear Current Attenuator with Electronically Variable Gain. In Proceedings International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '93). Chicago, Illinois: IEEE. 1993. p. 962-965 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.1993.393883

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