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A compact transconductor based on transistors operating in the triode region is presented. A novel V–I conversion stage made up of current dividers is proposed. The circuit allows tunability by adjusting a dc current and the transconductance is independent of transconductance parameter of the triode transistors. Besides, the circuit is simple because feedback structures to fix source-drain voltages of triode transistors are not needed, saving area and featuring low power consumption. Measurement and simulation results are presented and analyzed for validating the proposed technique.
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Algueta-Miguel, J.M., De La Cruz Blas, C.A. & López-Martín, A.J. A novel CMOS triode transconductor based on current division. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 70, 113–121 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-011-9649-y
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