Current conveyors and related currentmode circuits have begun to emerge as an important
class of circuits with properties that enable them to rival their voltage-mode counterparts in a …

Switched biasing is proposed as a technique for reducing the 1/f noise in MOSFET's.
Conventional techniques, such as chopping or correlated double sampling, reduce the effect …

The switched-current technique is heralding a new era in analogue sampled-data signal
processing. Unlike switched-capacitor circuits, switched-current circuits do not require linear …

An active CMOS biosensor chip for fluorescent-based detec tion is provided that enables
time-gated, time-resolved fluo rescence spectroscopy. In one embodiment, analytes are …

A new switched-current memory cell is presented which enhances basic cell performance
through successive refinement of the memorised sample. This is achieved in a two-step …

Switched-current (SI) circuits represent a current-mode analog sampled-data signal
processing technique realizable in standard digital CMOS technologies. Unlike switched …

The design and implementation of switched-current (SI) ladder filters is described. The basic
current-mode circuits, including the SI differential integrator/summer are developed. The SI …

On-focal-plane signal processing for current-mode active pixel sensors (APS), including
fixed pattern noise (FPN) suppression and high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion …

Measurement of power supply currents was found to be very useful for testing CMOS IC's
because of its potential to detect a large class of manufacturing defects. However, this …

Current-mode design is of great interest to high-tech analog designers who are principally
concerned with designing whole systems on a chip. This work focuses on the theory and …