Research Article

Current Mode Full-Wave Rectifier Based on a Single MZC-CDTA

Table 1

Summary of available CDTA-based FWR.

Ref. No.Number of CDTAsAdditional active blockNumber/type of passive elementsAuxiliary bias current sources

[1]14 pn junction diodesYes
[2]14 pn junction diodesNo
[3]12 Schottky diodesNo
[4]2Multiple output current follower, 4 pn junction diodes1 grounded resistorYes
Proposed12 MOS transistorsNo