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A New Generalized Approach for the Realization of Meminductor Emulator and Its Application

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Meminductors are memory-based elements, which are gaining a lot of popularity as a result of their applications in widespread areas. However, due to the non-availability of their off-the-shelf ICs, designers are trying to find alternatives of meminductor emulators. This paper presents a generalized approach to designing a meminductor emulator from an active inductor circuit. An active inductor circuit having a current conveyor (CC), operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), and a grounded capacitor has been utilized. The idea is encouraged by the thought of putting memory in conventional active inductor circuits. In the proposed configuration, one additional block namely a current differencing buffered amplifier (CDBA) and an extra grounded capacitor have been used to modify the active inductor circuit into a meminductor emulator circuit. The goal is to implement a meminductor emulator employing active blocks which can be designed using commercially available ICs. Simulation results of the proposed emulator are obtained using the LTspice tool along with 0.18 µm CMOS technology parameters. The essential testimonials, pinched hysteresis loops, and non-volatility tests, confirm that the suggested circuit works as a meminductor emulator. Furthermore, the pinched hysteresis loops are observed for a large range of frequencies, verifying the wide dynamic frequency range of the suggested circuit. To assess how well the suggested meminductor emulator performs, a chaotic oscillator has been developed.

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Goel, A., Rai, S.K. & Aggarwal, B. A New Generalized Approach for the Realization of Meminductor Emulator and Its Application. Wireless Pers Commun 131, 2501–2523 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-023-10549-3

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