CLASS AB CURRENT-CONTROLLED RESISTOR FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CURRENT-MODE APPLICATIONS

Authors
SAAID O FABRE A
Citation
O. Saaid et A. Fabre, CLASS AB CURRENT-CONTROLLED RESISTOR FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CURRENT-MODE APPLICATIONS, Electronics Letters, 32(1), 1996, pp. 4-5
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4 - 5
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:1<4:CACRFH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A class AB current-controlled grounded resistor based on a translinear loop implemented from bipolar transistors is described. Simulation re sults show that its value is tunable from 30 to similar to 100k Ohm wi th frequency responses up to 100MHz and beyond. With 12.5V supply volt ages, the total harmonic distortion (THD) is < 1% for peak to peak mag nitudes of the input current > 2.5 times the value of the control curr ent. To illustrate its suitability, the results of a controlled amplif ier, using this resistor and operating in current-mode, are also given .