Current mode quadrature oscillator using current differencing transconductance amplifiers (CDTA)

Abstract

A CDTA-based quadrature oscillator circuit is proposed. The circuit employs two current-mode allpass sections in a loop, and provides high-frequency sinusoidal oscillations in quadrature at high impedance output terminals of the CDTAs. The circuit has no floating capacitors, which is advantageous from the integrated circuit manufacturing point of view. Moreover, the oscillation frequency of this configuration can be made adjustable by using voltage controlled elements (MOSFETs), since the resistors in the circuit are either grounded or virtually grounded.