This book provides comprehensive coverage of the major gyrator circuits, simulated inductors and related synthetic impedances. It offers a thorough review of research in this field to date, and includes an exceptionally wide range and number of circuit examples, along with their relevant design equations, limitations, performance features, advantages and shortcomings. The book provides useful information for academics wishing to keep up-to-date with developments in the design of gyrators and other related synthetic impedances, and can also be used as a reference guide by electronics engineers looking to select appropriate circuits for specific applications.

• Chapter 1: Gyrators, integrated inductors and simulated inductors
• Chapter 2: Gyrators and simulated inductors using op-amps
• Chapter 3: The operational transconductance amplifier based gyrators and impedance simulators
• Chapter 4: Synthetic impedances using current conveyors and their variants
• Chapter 5: Current feedback-op-amp-based synthetic impedances
• Chapter 6: Applications of FTFN/OFA and OMAs in impedance synthesis
• Chapter 7: Realization of voltage-controlled impedances
• Chapter 8: Impedance synthesis using modern active building blocks
• Chapter 9: Transistor-level realization of electronically controllable grounded and floating resistors
• Chapter 10: Bipolar and CMOS active inductors and transformers
• Chapter 11: Recent developments and concluding remarks