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A CMOS current amplifier for very weak current operations

Wang et al., 2002

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Document ID
7297199864721208360
Author
Wang C
Ahmad M
Swamy M
Publication year
Publication venue
Proceedings of the 28th European Solid-State Circuits Conference

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In this paper, a new current amplifier with a very simple structure is proposed. The most significant features of this circuit are as follows:(1) It can accept very weak input currents in a pA-nA range.(2) The mid-band current gain is about 60 dB.(3) The gain-bandwidth product …
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