SFG synthesis of general high-order all-pass and all-pole current transfer functions using CFTAs

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Feb 11:2014:271926. doi: 10.1155/2014/271926. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

An approach of using the signal flow graph (SFG) technique to synthesize general high-order all-pass and all-pole current transfer functions with current follower transconductance amplifiers (CFTAs) and grounded capacitors has been presented. For general nth-order systems, the realized all-pass structure contains at most n + 1 CFTAs and n grounded capacitors, while the all-pole lowpass circuit requires only n CFTAs and n grounded capacitors. The resulting circuits obtained from the synthesis procedure are resistor-less structures and especially suitable for integration. They also exhibit low-input and high-output impedances and also convenient electronic controllability through the g m-value of the CFTA. Simulation results using real transistor model parameters ALA400 are also included to confirm the theory.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amplifiers, Electronic*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Electric Capacitance*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Models, Theoretical*