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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Karama M. Al-tamimi, Dhahran, SA;
Munir Ahmed Al-absi, Dhahran, SA;
Karama M. Al-Tamimi, Dhahran, SA;
Munir Ahmed Al-Absi, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minearals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
The current-mode CMOS logarithmic function circuit provides an ultra-low power circuit that produces an output current proportional to the logarithm of the input current. An OTA (operational transconductance amplifier) constructed from CMOS transistors, in combination with two PMOS transistors configured in weak inversion mode for providing a reference voltage input and a voltage input from the input current to the OTA, provides the circuit with a high dynamic range, controllable amplitude, high accuracy, and insensitivity to temperature variation.