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There is a need to explore circuit application in new emerging technologies for their rapid commercialization as the CMOS technology is approaching its limits. Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor (CNFET) is a promising candidate for future electronic devices for low-power low-voltage digital or analog circuit application. In this paper, we presented a low-power, low-voltage CNFET operational amplifier (OPAMP) based signal processing circuits such as Half-wave rectifier, Full-wave rectifier, Clamper, Clipper, Comparator and Peak detector for a low-power communications system design application. The proposed signal processing circuits operation are studied by using HSPICE software for circuit simulation at 0.9 V input supply voltage. Simulation results show that the proposed signal processing circuits well suited for low-power low-voltage communication application for their lower power consumption, high speed operation and high frequency response.
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Gowrisankar, P.A., Udhayakumar, K. (2014). A Novel Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor Based Analog Signal Processing Circuits for Low-power Communication Systems. In: Sengupta, S., Das, K., Khan, G. (eds) Emerging Trends in Computing and Communication. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 298. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1817-3_33
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