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Low-Voltage CMOS Log Companding Analog Design

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Authors:
  1. Francisco Serra-Graells

    1. Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM, Spanien

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  2. Adoración Rueda

    1. Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla-CNM, Spanien

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  3. José L. Huertas

    1. Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla-CNM, Spanien

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Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 733)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-21

  3. Mosfet Modeling for Companding

    Pages 23-50

  4. Amplification and AGC

    Pages 51-78

  5. Filtering

    Pages 79-124

  6. PTAT Generation

    Pages 125-135

  7. Pulse Duration Modulation

    Pages 137-144

  8. Dynamic Range

    Pages 145-155

  9. Industrial Application: Hearing Aids

    Pages 157-175

  10. Conclusions

    Pages 177-182

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 183-192
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Low-Voltage CMOS Log Companding Analog Design presents in detail state-of-the-art analog circuit techniques for the very low-voltage and low-power design of systems-on-chip in CMOS technologies. The proposed strategy is mainly based on two bases: the Instantaneous Log Companding Theory, and the MOSFET operating in the subthreshold region. The former allows inner compression of the voltage dynamic-range for very low-voltage operation, while the latter is compatible with CMOS technologies and suitable for low-power circuits. The required background on the specific modeling of the MOS transistor for Companding is supplied at the beginning. Following this general approach, a complete set of CMOS basic building blocks is proposed and analyzed for a wide variety of analog signal processing. In particular, the covered areas include: amplification and AGC, arbitrary filtering, PTAT generation, and pulse duration modulation (PDM). For each topic, several case studies areconsidered to illustrate the design methodology. Also, integrated examples in 1.2um and 0.35um CMOS technologies are reported to verify the good agreement between design equations and experimental data. The resulting analog circuit topologies exhibit very low-voltage (i.e. 1V) and low-power (few tenths of uA) capabilities. Apart from these specific design examples, a real industrial application in the field of hearing aids is also presented as the main demonstrator of all the proposed basic building blocks. This system-on-chip exhibits true 1V operation, high flexibility through digital programmability and very low-power consumption (about 300uA including the Class-D amplifier). As a result, the reported ASIC can meet the specifications of a complete family of common hearing aid models. In conclusion, this book is addressed to both industry ASIC designers who can apply its contents to the synthesis of very low-power systems-on-chip in standard CMOS technologies, as wellas to the teachers of modern circuit design in electronic engineering.

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"Without question this is an important book. It formulates and analyzes concepts and principles that may significantly influence the next trend in development of low-voltage low-power mixed-signal SoC designs. This book is very timely and well written. … I think that the book is a fine contribution to the … texts in this field, and will represent a welcome addition to the library literature on this topic. I will certainly hold this book in my library and recommend to anyone working in this area." (Mile Stojcev, Microelectronics Reliability, Vol. 44, 2004)

"The book explains low-voltage CMOS log companding design … . It does explain the building blocks for companding design and thoroughly explains each building block. … The book really explains the design well … it is recommended for graduate students … ." (IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, Vol. 21 (6), 2005)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM, Spanien

    Francisco Serra-Graells

  • Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla-CNM, Spanien

    Adoración Rueda, José L. Huertas

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