Design, synthesis and simulation of fractional-order element using MOS transistors as distributed resistive capacitive devices
摘要
The article presents a synthesis method to design electrical circuit elements with fractional-order impedance, referred to as a Fractional-Order Element (FOE) or Fractor, that can be implemented by Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor (MOS) transistors. This provides an approach to realize this class of device using current integrated circuit manufacturing technologies. For this synthesis MOS transistors are treated as uniform distributed resistive-capacitive layer structures. The synthesis approach adopts a genetic algorithm to generate the MOS structures interconnections and dimensions to realize an FOE with user-defined constant input admittance phase, allowed ripple deviations, and target frequency range. A graphical user interface for the synthesis process is presented to support its wider adoption. We synthetized and present FOEs with admittance phase from 5 to 85 degrees. The design approach is validated using Cadence post-layout simulations of an FOE design with admittance phase of 74 ± 1 degrees realized using native n-channel MOS devices in TSMC 65 nm technology. Overall, the post-layout simulations demonstrate magnitude and phase errors less than 0.5% and 0.1 degrees, respectively, compared to the synthesis expected values in the frequency band from 1 kHz to 10 MHz. This supports that the design approach is appropriate for the future fabrication and validation of FOEs using this process technology.