TY - GEN
T1 - A discrete-time amplifier based on thin-film trans-capacitors for organic sensor frontends
AU - Raiteri, D.
AU - Roermund, van, A.H.M.
AU - Cantatore, E.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Abstract—The high sensitivity of organic materials to many
different physical quantities makes smart sensors one of the
most appealing applications for organic electronics. In this paper
we deal with the design of a new device, a Thin-Film Trans-
Capacitor, that can be employed to design discrete-time amplifiers
for sensor frontends. Simulations of the circuit proposed show
that the gain of the sensor frontend increases of about one decade
without any detrimental effect on the speed. CAD (Computer-
Aided Design) simulations confirm the results of the simple
mathematical model we present.
Index Terms—organic electronics, sensor frontend, switching
capacitor, trans-capacitor, sample and hold.
AB - Abstract—The high sensitivity of organic materials to many
different physical quantities makes smart sensors one of the
most appealing applications for organic electronics. In this paper
we deal with the design of a new device, a Thin-Film Trans-
Capacitor, that can be employed to design discrete-time amplifiers
for sensor frontends. Simulations of the circuit proposed show
that the gain of the sensor frontend increases of about one decade
without any detrimental effect on the speed. CAD (Computer-
Aided Design) simulations confirm the results of the simple
mathematical model we present.
Index Terms—organic electronics, sensor frontend, switching
capacitor, trans-capacitor, sample and hold.
U2 - 10.1109/IWASI.2013.6576055
DO - 10.1109/IWASI.2013.6576055
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-1-4799-0039-8
SP - 95
EP - 98
BT - Proceeding of 5th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, 2013. IWASI 2013 13-14 June 2013, Bari, Italy
ER -