Current follower based reconfigurable integrator/differentiator circuits with passive and active components׳ reuse

• Reconfigurable integrator/differentiator circuits are based on current follower.
• The proposed circuits provide functional reconfigurations and components׳ reuse.
• No switches are used in a signal path.
• A CMOS CF circuit compatible with the proposed designs׳ implementation is adopted.
• Experimental results obtained from a standard CMOS process are provided.

Reconfigurable integrator/differentiator circuits based on the current follower are presented. They are essential for realizing configurable analog blocks (CABs) for field programmable analog arrays (FPAAs). The proposed circuits provide functional reconfigurations and components reuse. These functions provide flexibility in the area of filter design within CAB architectures. Circuits based on current follower have the potential to operate at higher frequency ranges and offer improved linearity over their counterparts based on the operational amplifier and transconductance amplifier, respectively. No switches are used in a signal path in order to avoid degrading the frequency response of the proposed circuits. A CMOS current follower realization compatible with implementation of the proposed designs is adopted. Experimental results obtained from a standard 0.35 µm CMOS process are provided.

Two new reconfigurable integrator/differentiator realizations. Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide