Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

The drive towards shorter design cycles for analog integrated circuits has given impetus to several developments in the area of Field-Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs). Various approaches have been taken in implementing structural and parametric ...

A novel field-programmable analog array (FPAA) architecture based on switched-capacitor techniques is proposed. Each configurable analog block (CAB) in the proposed architecture is an opamp with feedback switches which are controlled by configuration ...

We present a voltage mode switched-capacitor Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) to be used to implement various analog circuits. The FPAA consists of uniform configurable analog blocks (CABs) allowing implementation of different functions. Each CAB ...

DPAD2 is a Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) based on CMOS switched capacitor technology. This paper describes the major design decisions that went into creating DPAD2 with respect to the ultimate goal of the work, being a mixed signal field ...

This paper describes the architectural configuration and various design trade-offs of the Electrically Programmable Analog Circuit (EPAC ^TM ), an expert-cell approach to meeting the market needs for an analog counterpart to the digital FPGA. The paper ...

An approach for designing a Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) is described. The analog array is based on current conveyors and benefits from two major interests: a large bandwidth and a low number of discrete components needed for the ...

This paper presents a new approach to develop Field Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs), ^1 which avoids excessive number of programming elements in the signal path, thus enhancing the performance. The paper also introduces a novel FPAA architecture, ...

The design of a high-frequency field-programmable analog array (FPAA) is presented. The FPAA is based on a regular pattern of cells interconnected locally for high frequency performance. No switches of any kind are used in the signal path of a cell: ...

This paper presents a variety of applications of an FPAA based on a regular pattern of signal-processing cells and primarily local signal interconnections. Despite the limitations introduced by local interconnections, the presented architecture ...