Discrete Time Parametric Amplification in Digital CMOS Technology

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Abstract

The mixing action that occurs in a nonlinear capacitor, subject of discussion in Chap. 2, can be used to transfer energy from a pump source to the signal of interest, thus enabling the implementation of amplifiers without requiring transconductance based configurations. In the resulting circuitry, one or more tanks are used to filter or to act as temporary energy storage element (e.g., the idler block). Usually, the design of these tanks includes inductors which are needed to achieve resonance modes.
Original languageUnknown
Title of host publicationParametric Analog Signal Amplification Applied to Nanoscale CMOS Technologies
Place of PublicationUS
PublisherSpringer
Pages53-107
ISBN (Print)978-1-4614-1670-8 / 978-1-4614-1671-5
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

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