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    Synthesis of electronically tunable multifunction biquad filter using voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifiers
    (2025-02-01)
    Bunrueangsak, Sirigul
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    Biquad filters are commonly used in analog circuits for various purposes in signal processing and communication applications. We synthesize an analog active biquad filter with five types of voltage-mode filtering functions. The filter is synthesized using a parallel passive resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) network and unity-gain voltage differencing amplifier. A voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifier (VD-DIBA) is the main active component, and the biquad filter has a three-input single-output (TISO) topology. By replacing the passive inductor and resistor with VD-DIBA-based inductance and resistance simulators with a subtractor, the TISO voltage-mode versatile filter is obtained from two VD-DIBAs, one resistor, and two capacitors connected to the ground. The proposed filter can provide five types of voltage-mode filtering functions: inverting bandpass and lowpass responses as well as noninverting band-stop, high-pass, and all-pass responses. The all-pass filter requires no additional active components. The three input voltage nodes have high impedance, and a low-impedance output voltage node facilitates cascade connections without using additional voltage buffers. In addition, the natural frequency and quality factor can be electronically tuned. The quality factor is controlled without disturbing the passband gain and natural frequency. The proposed filter is simulated and verified experimentally in the Personal Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (PSPICE) and through laboratory tests employing VD-DIBAs implemented using commercially available components.
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    Single Active Element Based Electronically Controllable Capacitance Multiplier
    (2022-07-15) ;
    Huaihongthong, Pintira
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    The realization of capacitance multiplier using the versatile active building block, namely voltage differencing differential difference amplifier (VDDDA) is presented in this paper. The realized capacitance multiplier is very simple consisting of one VDDDA, one MOS resistor (RM) and one grounded capacitor which is attractive for integration. The multiplication factor (KC) of the realized circuit can be electronically controlled via the bias current (IB) and control voltage (VC) without the need of any matching condition of active and passive element. Moreover, the multiplication factor can be adjusted to be more or less than one. The performances of the presented capacitance multiplier are verified through Pspice simulation using CMOS VDDDA in 0.18μm TSMC technology with ±0.9V power supplies. The multiplication factor is designed to be KC=2 by choosing VC=0.85V, IB=50μA and C=30 pF. The simulated multiplication factor is around 1.98. The simulated operational frequency range is around three decades (6.16 kHz-8.91MHz). The performances of the proposed circuit are also verified by the experiment using VDDDA implemented from the commercial ICs, AD830 and LM13700 with ±5V power supplies. The experiment is conducted under the same multiplication factor (KC=2) as the simulation by choosing RM=0.27 kω (1% passive resistor), IB=96.2μA and C=1nF. The experimental multiplication factor is around 2.06. The experimental operational frequency range is around three decades (1kHz-1.25MHz). By adjusting the bias current from 17.67μA to 400 μA, the experimental multiplication factor is controllable from 11.47 to 0.48. The percent deviation of the theoretical and experimental multiplication factor is lower than 5% when the value of bias current is greater than 39μA. These deviations stem from the effect of the parasitic capacitance and resistance in VDDDA. Moreover, the application example of the presented capacitance multiplier as the sinusoidal oscillator is presented. The performances of the presented oscillator verified via the experiment are well consistent with theoretical anticipation.
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    Design of Phase-Locked Loop Using Special Analog Multipliers and Voltage Buffers: Demodulation of Transposed Signals from Sensors
    (2024-01-01)
    Svoboda, Marek
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    Sotner, Roman
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    Polak, Ladislav
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    Jerabek, Jan
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    Phase-locked loops (PLLs) are versatile electronic circuits that, among others, are used in various sensor applications (e.g., medical) for their ability to generate stable and precise clock signals. This article introduces a novel PLL-based frequency demodulation system designed for processing of very slow signals, ranging from a few Hz to several hundreds of Hz, with amplitudes in the order of several hundreds of millivolts. The system incorporates specialized analog multipliers tailored for essential PLL components, including the voltage-controlled oscillator, phase detector, loop filter with variable DC offset, and baseband filter, all optimized for the purpose of frequency demodulation. These multipliers were fabricated using the TSMC 0.18~μ m, 1.8 V CMOS process. The primary design objectives are simplicity, reduced complexity, low power consumption (merely 15 mW), and versatility for applications in sensing engineering. To validate the functionality of the proposed PLL system under practical conditions, we present an example of electrocardiogram and photoplethysmogram signal demodulation, demonstrating its operational performance.
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    Compact active analog device for novel applications useful for sensing and measurement
    (2024-08-01)
    Sotner, Roman
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    Jerabek, Jan
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    Polak, Ladislav
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    Andriukaitis, Darius
    The presented research introduces a novel approach to modern modular active device and provides various practical application examples tailored for industrial sensing readouts. Straightforward implementation of single active device-based topologies in frequency bands from kHz up to MHz is presented. These applications include: an electronically linearly tunable special band-pass filter that can be easily modified into a voltage-controlled oscillator, a two-port quadratic transformer, an amplitude modulator, and an equalization circuit (which serves as a fractional-order differentiator and integrator). These circuits benefit from high-impedance voltage input and low-impedance output (easily matched to 50 Ω), high processed signal levels (often reaching hundreds of mV), and simplified topologies without redundant passive elements. These features are especially valuable in tunable and configurable solutions for modern communication, sensing, audio, and consumer electronic systems, as well as in modeling various physical and biological systems. The experiments have been provided by simulations and measurements using device VCA824.
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    Electronically and orthogonally tunable sito voltage-mode multifunction biquad filter using lt1228s
    (2021-10-27)
    Wai, May Phu Pwint
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    The commercially available IC LT1228 is an interesting active device due to its advantage features, such as a fast transconductance amplifier, a wide bandwidth over a wide range of voltage gain, low total harmonic distortion (THD), high impedance differential input, etc. The single-input triple-output (SITO) voltage-mode (VM) multifunction biquadratic filters using ICs, LT1228s are introduced in this research. This circuit design provides the three-filtering functions, low-pass (LP), high-pass (HP), and band-pass (BP), without changing the circuit architecture. It comprises three LT1228s, four resistors, and two capacitors connected to the ground. The low impedance voltage output nodes are HP and BP responses. The quality factor (Q) and the pole frequency (ω0) can be electronically and orthogonally tuned by altering the third LT1228's bias current (IB). The PSPICE simulation and the experiment are verified to describe the circuit operation.
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    Single commercially available ic-based electronically controllable voltage-mode first-order multifunction filter with complete standard functions and low output impedance
    (2021-11-01) ;
    Buakhong, Unchittha
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    Khateb, Fabian
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    Sotner, Roman
    This paper presents the design of a voltage-mode three-input single-output multifunction first-order filter employing commercially available LT1228 IC for easy verification of the proposed circuit by laboratory measurements. The proposed filter is very simple, consisting of a single LT1228 as an active device with two resistors and one capacitor. The output voltage node is low impedance, resulting in an easy cascade-ability with other voltage-mode configurations. The proposed filter provides four filter responses: low-pass filter (LP), high-pass filter (HP), inverting all-pass filter (AP−), and non-inverting all-pass filter (AP+) in the same circuit configuration. The selection of output filter responses can be conducted without additional inverting or double gains, which is easy to be controlled by the digital method. The control of pole frequency and phase response can be conducted electronically through the bias current (I<inf>B</inf>). The matching condition during tuning the phase response with constant voltage gain is not required. Moreover, the pass-band voltage gain of the LP and HP functions can be controlled by adjusting the value of resistors without affecting the pole frequency and phase response. Additionally, the phase responses of the AP filters can be selected as both lagging or leading phase responses. The parasitic effects on the filtering performances were also analyzed and studied. The performances of the proposed filter were simulated and experimented with a ±5 V voltage supply. For the AP+ experimental result, the leading phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 180 to 0 degrees. For the AP− experimental result, the lagging phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 0 to −180 degrees. The design of the quadrature oscillator based on the proposed first-order filter is also included as an application example.
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    A transconductance-mode multifunction filter with high input and high output impedance nodes using voltage differencing current conveyors (Vdccs)
    (2020-12-01)
    Siripruchyanun, Montree
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    The design of transconductance-mode multifunction biquad filter containing three input voltage nodes and single-output current node is proposed. Its circuit principle is emphasized on employing Voltage Differencing Current Conveyor (VDCC) to be an active building block. The proposed filter description uses three VDCCs co-working with two grounded capacitors and three grounded resistors. The synthesis of the proposed multifunction filter is based on avoidance of using multiple-output active elements to achieve commercially available integrated circuits for practical imple-mentation. Additionally, without multiple-output active element, it can alleviate current tracking error from the current mirrors used in output ports. It also decreases the amounts of the transistors inside the active elements. The proposed multifunction filter offers all 5 filter functions, which are non-inverting Low-Pass (LP), non-inverting High-Pass (HP), non-inverting Band-Pass (BP), non-inverting Band-Reject (BR) and also non-inverting All-Pass (AP) functions from same circuit topology under different circuit condition for input signals. Furthermore, the natural frequency for all filtering responses is independently achieved from the bandwidth or the quality factor of the proposed fil-ter. For cascade-able connectivity, the output current port indeed provides a high impedance. In addition, the magnitude of the output current for all filtering functions can be resistively adjusted. The consideration for non-ideal case of the presented multifunction filter is also analyzed. The simulation and experimental results of the presented transconductance multifunction biquad filter based on VDCC practically implemented by the commercially available ICs, LM13700 and AD844 can validate the theoretical anticipation.
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    A New Method to Synthesise the Sinusoidal Oscillator Based on Series Negative Resistance-Capacitance and its Implementation Using a Single Commercial IC, LT1228
    (2023-01-01)
    Kulapong, Worawut
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    Sotner, Roman
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    An alternative method for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator based on series negative resistance-capacitance is presented in this paper. The proposed topology is constructed with the series negative resistance-capacitance circuit connected in parallel with a grounded resistor and capacitor. To validate the proposed method, a new grounded series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is also proposed as a subcircuit for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator. The series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is based on a commercially available integrated circuit (IC), LT1228. The equivalent negative resistance and equivalent negative capacitance can be adjusted electronically using an external DC bias current. The sinusoidal oscillator that is synthesised using the proposed method consists of a single LT1228, two capacitors, and three resistors. The frequency and the condition of the oscillation are orthogonally adjusted. Also, the condition of oscillation is electronically controlled. The amplitude of the sinusoidal waveform is adjustable. In addition, the output voltage node of the proposed oscillator has a low impedance, which allows it to connect to other circuits without using an additional buffer. Both PSPICE simulation and experiment are used to validate the proposed circuits.
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    Reconfigurable Voltage-Mode First-Order Multifunction Filter Employing Second-Generation Voltage Conveyor (VCII) With Complete Standard Functions and Electronically Controllable Modification
    (2023-01-01) ;
    Sangyaem, Surasak
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    Khateb, Fabian
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    Minaei, Shahram
    In this contribution, the realization of a first-order, two-input, single-output voltage-mode multifunction filter employing a second-generation voltage conveyor (VCII) is described. The proposed first-order versatile filter is extremely simple, composed of a single VCII and three passive devices. Because of its low output impedance, the output voltage node can be easily cascaded with other voltage-mode configurations without the requirement of any buffers. In the same circuit topology, the proposed first-order filter provides various filtering functions: inverting and non-inverting low-pass (LPF), inverting and non-inverting high-pass (HPF), as well as inverting and non-inverting all-pass (APF). The digital method allows the selection of output first-order filtering functions without the need for additional circuits such as inverting or double-gain amplifiers. Furthermore, the pass-band gain of the low-pass and high-pass responses can be adjusted by varying the resistance or capacitance values without influencing the pole frequency as well as the phase response. The influence of VCII's current/voltage gain errors and parasitic elements on filtering performance is also investigated. Moreover, the modification of the proposed lagging phase all-pass filter to achieve electronic controllability is also proposed by replacing the passive resistor with the operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The 0.18μm TSMC CMOS structure of the VCII employed in the proposed filter operates in the subthreshold region and utilizes the bulk-driven technique (BD), enabling it to operate with 0.4V supply voltage and consuming 383 nW of power. The total harmonic distortion (THD) of the LPF with an applied input voltage Vinpp=300 mV @ 50Hz is -49.5 dB. An application example as a quadrature sinusoidal oscillator realized from the proposed first-order allpass filter and lossless integrator is also included. The performance of the proposed reconfigurable voltage-mode first-order filter is simulated and experimentally tested using a commercially available AD844 IC-based VCII with ±5 V power supply.
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    Design of Constant Phase Elements for Adjustable Pseudocapacitance by a Single Driving Voltage Using Integrated Unipolar Transistor Fields
    (2026-01-01)
    Sotner, Roman
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    Litovska, Anna
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    Polak, Ladislav
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    Jerabek, Jan
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    Kledrowetz, Vilem
    This paper presents the design of a passive fractional-order element with tunable pseudocapacitance, enabling adaptable circuit behavior without additional power consumption. This is an important feature for modelling and characterization in natural systems, as well as in the field of electrical and electronic engineering, particularly for the design of instrumentation and sensing systems. The proposed topologies are based on integrated unipolar transistor arrays. Two implementations are demonstrated, with fractional orders of 0.22 and 0.5, offering pseudocapacitance adjustment ranges from 65 to 1 670 mikroF/s^0.78 and from 6.7 to 51 mikroF/s^0.5, respectively. Tuning is achieved through a DC bias voltage ranging from 0.8 to 10 V. The devices operate across nearly two decades of frequency, from approximately 100 Hz to 200 kHz, and support signal amplitudes in the hundreds of millivolts. Two application examples highlight their potential: electronic tuning of the center frequency in a fractional-order band-pass filter, and adjustment of the oscillation frequency in a fractional-order oscillator with a fixed 22.5 degrees phase shift between output waves. All concepts and results are experimentally validated in the laboratory.