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of analog building blocks working below 1 V supply. Numerous techniques are being adopted by the researchers to achieve ultra-low
voltage low power operation and each vying to become the universal design choice. This study presents a survey of the two techniques
namely the bulk driven technique and dynamic threshold technique that utilize the body terminal of the MOSFET to achieve the
aforementioned objectives. A brief review of the principles of the two techniques, including a technical analysis of their applicability and
limitations is presented. An inspection of extensively researched analogue active building blocks the operational transconductance
amplifier and current conveyor designed using the body techniques is done. Various performance parameters like the supply voltage
requirement, power dissipation, frequency response and dynamic range are discussed. The spectrum of applications that can be realised
by these active blocks are also highlighted. In this study, operational transconductance amplifier and current conveyor active blocks will
be designed utilizing the body techniques for tunable filter applications. The designed blocks are expected to work in between
0.4-0.8 V power supply dissipating 10 nW to 100 μW of power. The expected frequency response is in the range of 100-500 kHz for low
frequency applications and frequency response in the range of 4-200 MHz for high frequency applications. The designed blocks will be
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