Author(s)

Mohd Yusuf Yasin, Bal Gopal

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In the field of analog VLSI design, current conveyors have reasonably established their identity as an important circuit design element. In the literature published during the past few years, numerous application have been reported which are based on a variety of current conveyors. In this paper, an oscillator circuit has been proposed. This oscillator is designed using a single positive type second generation current controlled current conveyor (CCCII+). A CCCII has parasitic input resistance on it’s current input node. This resistance could be exploited to reduce circuit complexities. Thus in this accord, a novel oscillator circuit is proposed which utilizes the parasitic resistance of the CCCII+ along with a few more passive components.

Current Mode (CM) Circuit Applications, Current Conveyor (CC), Current Controlled Current Conveyor (CCC) Applications, CCCII Oscillator Circuit; Single CCCII+ Oscillator Circuit, Low Power Oscillator Circuit

M. Yasin and B. Gopal, "High Frequency Oscillator Design Using a Single 45 nm CMOS Current Controlled Current Conveyor (CCCII+) with Minimum Passive Components," Circuits and Systems, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2011, pp. 53-59. doi: 10.4236/cs.2011.22009.