Linear function blocks following recent trends in analog circuit design

Abstract

By following the most recent trend and progress in analog signal processing, this habilitation thesis deals with the latest developments in areas such as single-ended and fully-differential first-order all-pass filter design working in voltage-, current-, mixed-, or dual-mode, quadrature or multiphase oscillators, second- or higher-order frequency filters, and passive component emulator circuits such as grounded voltage controlled resistor, lossy/lossless floating/grounded inductance simulators, floating frequency dependent negative resistor, or floating capacitance multipliers. The behavior of the proposed circuits has been verified by SPICE simulations and in selected cases also by experimental measurements. The thesis consists of 38 author's selected and previously published original scientific and research papers. All presented works were done at Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology in last 5 years (2011-2015). Some of the papers have been partially done in close collaboration with highly recognized colleagues from abroad. The papers reprints are included in exact layout of fullpaper versions at the end of the thesis. All the papers were previously reviewed for the international journals and international conferences proceeding publishing.By following the most recent trend and progress in analog signal processing, this habilitation thesis deals with the latest developments in areas such as single-ended and fully-differential first-order all-pass filter design working in voltage-, current-, mixed-, or dual-mode, quadrature or multiphase oscillators, second- or higher-order frequency filters, and passive component emulator circuits such as grounded voltage controlled resistor, lossy/lossless floating/grounded inductance simulators, floating frequency dependent negative resistor, or floating capacitance multipliers. The behavior of the proposed circuits has been verified by SPICE simulations and in selected cases also by experimental measurements. The thesis consists of 38 author's selected and previously published original scientific and research papers. All presented works were done at Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology in last 5 years (2011-2015). Some of the papers have been partially done in close collaboration with highly recognized colleagues from abroad. The papers reprints are included in exact layout of fullpaper versions at the end of the thesis. All the papers were previously reviewed for the international journals and international conferences proceeding publishing.