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In this article, we propose a novel high-performance complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) current differencing transconductance amplifier (CDTA) with a transconductance gain (GM) that can be linearly tuned by a voltage. By using a high-speed, low-voltage, cascaded current mirror active resistance compensation technique, the proposed CDTA circuit exhibits wide frequency bandwidths, high current tracking precisions as well as large output impedances. The linear-tunableGMof the CDTA is designed with the use of linear composite metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor as basic cells in the circuit. Combining these two approaches, several design concerns are studied, including: impedance characteristic, tracking errors, offset and linearity and noise. The prototype chip with a 0.25 mm2area is fabricated in aGlobalFoundries’0.18 μmCMOS process. The simulated results and measured results with ±0.8 V DC supply voltages are presented, and show extremely wide bandwidths and wide linear tuning range. In addition, a fully differential band-pass filter for a high-speed system is also given as an example to confirm the high performance of the proposed circuit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents two new current differencing transconductance amplifiers (CDTAs)-based electronically tunable current-mode four-phase quadrature oscillators (QO). The proposed QOs consist of two CDTAs, one resistor and two grounded capacitors, respectively, which are suitable for monolithic integration. The condition of oscillation (CO) and frequency of oscillation (FO) can be independently controlled, and the FO can be electronically tunable by adjusting the bias current of the CDTA. Moreover, the QOs can provide four quadrature output currents at high-output-impedance nodes, which enable the QOs can be connected directly to the next stage without any impedance matching requirements. Cadence IC Design Tools 5.1.41 (Cadence Design Systems Inc., San Jose, CA) post-layout simulation results and experimental evidence are included to confirm the theory. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]