current-mode design is of great interest to high-tech analog designers who are principally concerned with designing whole systems on a chip. this work focuses on the theory and methods of many important current-mode circuit design techniques making it a comprehensive technical overview that fills a gap in the current literature. the purpose of the book is to compile all available information in the area of ota-c filters, current conveyor and cfoa-based filters, switched-current filters, and log-domain filters into one complete reference volume. practical applications of current-mode design techniques for realizing practical vlsi systems such as disk drive read-channel ics and video filters are covered in detail. the necessary prerequisites for this book are a first course in active rc filters and digital signal processing; although not mandatory, some knowledge of switched-capacitor filters may be helpful. features: * first exhaustive text covering various design techniques for realizing current-mode analog filters * presents several designs for otas and current conveyors in technologies such as bipolar, cmos and bicmos * covers recent advances of switched-current filters * includes many practical applications of current-mode design techniques * suitable as a graduate-level textbook or self-study resource electrical engineers, computer engineers, and graduate students interested in analog vlsi design will find the book a thorough state-of-the-art treatment of the subject. analog circuit designers will find the book an essential resource on the topic.