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current mirrors
G.Wegrnann
E.A. Vittoz
Abstract: Basic principles and limitations of accurate dynamic current mirrors based on dynamic
analogue techniques are presented. The accuracy
of dynamic current mirrors is independent of the
mismatch of the transistors building up the
mirror, because the same transistor is sequentially
used at the input and the output of the mirror.
Limitations of such dynamic current mirrors and
the influence of clock phase delays are shown
through simulated, analytical and experimental
results. Improvements are proposed that allow the
performance of dynamic current mirrors to be
increased.
The authors are with the Electronics Laboratory LEG, Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), EL-Ecublens, CH-1015
Lausanne, Switzerland
Introduction
Paper 7156G (E10, E16), first received 29th August 1989 and in revised
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Acknowledgment
References
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Current copier cell, Electron. Lett., 1988, 24,(25), pp. 1 5 6 1 5 6 2
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