Design techniques for tunable transresistance-C VHF bandpassfilters

In this paper, a tunable wideband linear transresistance (R_m ) amplifier is proposed and analyzed. Using the tunable R_m amplifier, a new transresistance-capacitor (R_m-C) differentiator is designed. Considering the intrinsic capacitances of the MOS transistors as filter elements, this R_m-C configuration can he regarded as a very high frequency (VHF) bandpass biquadratic filter. The proposed biquad has a simple structure and thus occupies a small chip area and consumes little power. Moreover, higher-order VHF bandpass filters can be realized by directly cascading the biquads. Experimental results have successfully proven the capability of the proposed new filter implementation method in realizing VHF bandpass filters with the center frequency higher than 100 MHz when C_d=1 pF. The deviations of the measured center frequency f _o and quality factor Q of the fabricated bandpass filter from the simulated results are less than 8%. The deviation of the center frequency can be post-tuned by adjusting the control voltages V_CN and V_CP of the tunable R_m amplifier. With 1 pF differentiating capacitor, the center frequency of the fabricated VHF R_m-C bandpass filters can be tuned in a wide range larger than 30 MHz. The measured maximum signal level is 25 mV_rms and the dynamic range is 47 dB. The chip area is 0.05 mm² and power consumption is 5.05 mW with ±2.5 V power supply     

Design techniques for VHF/UHF high-Q tunable bandpass filters usingsimple CMOS inverter-based transresistance amplifiers

In this paper, CMOS inverter-based wideband transresistance R_m amplifiers are proposed and analyzed. Using the R_m amplifiers, tunable VHF/UHF R_m-C bandpass biquadratic filters can be designed. In these filters, the center frequency f₀ can be post-tuned by adjusting the control voltages of the R_m amplifiers. The pseudodifferential configuration uses the extra inversely connected and self-shorted inverters for Q enhancement. Experimental results have shown that the center frequency f₀ of the single-ended-output R_m-C bandpass biquad is 386 MHz (258 MHz) and Q=1.195 (Q=1.012) for ±2.5 V (±1.5 V) supply voltage. The power consumption is 24.83 mW (3.42 mW), and the dynamic range is 61 dB (55.5 dB). For pseudodifferential-output high-Q configuration, the measured quality factor Q can be as high as 360 with f₀=222.7 MHz. When Q=94, the power consumption is 56.2 mW and the measured dynamic range is 57.8 dB for 12.5 V supply voltage     

A CMOS transconductance-C filter technique for very highfrequencies

CMOS circuits for integrated analog filters at very high frequencies, based on transconductance-C integrators, are presented. First a differential transconductance element based on CMOS inverters is described. With this circuit a linear, tunable integrator for very-high-frequency integrated filters can be made. This integrator has good linearity properties and nondominant poles in the gigahertz range owing to the absence of internal nodes. The integrator has a tunable DC gain, resulting in a controllable integrator quality factor. Experimental results of a VHF CMOS transconductance-C low-pass filter realized in a 3-μm CMOS process are given. Both the cutoff frequency and the quality factors can be tuned. The cutoff frequency was tuned from 22 to 98 MHz and the measured filter response is very close to the ideal response of the passive prototype filter. Furthermore, a novel circuit for automatically tuning the quality factors of integrated filters built with these transconductors is described     

一种适用于多波段无线通信的品质因数增强型的CMOS射频滤波器

提出了一种使用品质因数增强型的有源电感的射频带通滤波器,描述了在宽射频频段上可调谐的品质因数增强型的有源电感设计技术,而且解释了与有源电感噪声和稳定性相关的问题.该滤波器采用0.18μm CMOS工艺制造,它所占用芯片的有效面积仅为150μm×200μm.测试结果表明:该射频滤波器中心频率为2.44GHz时,3dB带宽为60MHz,中心频率可在2.07～2.44GHz范围内调谐,1dB压缩点为-15dBm,而静态功耗为10.8mW;在中心频率为2.07GHz时,滤波器的品质因数可达到103.     

The design of a 3-V 900-MHz CMOS bandpass amplifier

A new bandpass amplifier which performs both functions of low-noise amplifier (LNA) and bandpass filter (BPF) is proposed for the application of 900-MHz RF front-end in wireless receivers. In the proposed amplifier, the positive-feedback Q-enhancement technique is used to overcome the low-gain low-Q characteristics of the CMOS tuned amplifier. The Miller-capacitance tuning scheme is used to compensate for the process variations of center frequency. Using the high-Q bandpass amplifier in the receivers, the conventional bulky off-chip filter is not required. An experimental chip fabricated by 0.8-μm N-well double-poly-double-metal CMOS technology occupies 2.6×2.0 mm² chip area. Under a 3 V supply voltage, the measured quality factor is tunable between 2.2 and 44. When the quality factor is tuned at Q=30, the measured center frequency of the amplifier is tunable between 869-893 MHz with power gain 17 dB, noise figure 6.0 dB, output 1 dB compression point at -30 dBm, third-order input intercept point at -14 dBm, and power dissipation 78 mW     

CMOS RF switched capacitor bandpass filter tuned by ring VCO

A new RF switched capacitor bandpass filter and its command circuit made up of a ring voltage controlled oscillator with ‘XOR’ gates are proposed. Implemented in a standard CMOS technology, this circuit is intended to be used in a subset of professional mobile phone applications [380–520 MHz]. Experiments carried out on a prototype show a tunable center frequency range of 260 MHz [240–500 MHz], with a quality factor that can be as high as 300.     

Synthesis of a first-order passive complex filter with band-pass/band-elimination characteristics

In this paper, a new passive complex filter is proposed. In the same fashion as the traditional real band-pass filter, the proposed circuit is also designed through the frequency transformation. In order to obtain the prototype complex filter suitable for passive realization, the extended lowpass–highpass transformation or the bilinear lowpass–lowpass transformation different from the well-known frequency shifting method is adopted. These transformations give two filters; however, the final circuits become identical to each other. The proposed circuit has two output terminals. One is the complex band-pass output, and the other is for the complex band-elimination. The proposed circuit includes a capacitor, an autotransformer or an inductor and termination resistors only. Because the proposed circuit has terminating resistors at both of the input and the output sides, it is suitable for high frequency application. As an example, two first-order complex filters which operate in 100 kHz and 10 MHz are designed and their frequency responses are measured. It is shown that the measured frequency responses agree with the theoretical ones through experiment.     

CMOS linear programmable transconductor suitable for adjustable Gm-C filters

A novel CMOS linear programmable transconductor is presented. It is based on a telescopic cascode operational transconductance amplifier with source degeneration implemented by means of highly linear tunable active resistors. The transconductor has been designed in a 0.5 mum CMOS technology featuring a third-order intermodulation (IM3) of -54.8 dB at 10 MHz for a 1 V_pp output voltage. Its feasibility for Gm-C filter design has been experimentally validated with a 1 MHz tunable third-order Chebyshev lowpass filter suitable for Bluetooth applications.     

Current-mode universal filters using unity-gain cells

Two new current-mode universal filters are presented. The proposed filters use unity gain current and voltage followers. The first filter has three inputs and one output and can realise lowpass, highpass and bandpass responses without any changes in the circuit topology. Realisation of notch and allpass responses can be easily achieved without adding any additional active elements. The second filter has three inputs and one output and can simultaneously realise lowpass, highpass and bandpass responses without any changes in the circuit topology. Realisation of notch and allpass responses can be easily achieved without adding any additional active elements. The proposed circuits enjoy low active and passive sensitivities     

Current-mode continuous-time filters using complementary current mirror pairs

A design of current-mode continuous-time filters for low voltage and high frequency applications using complementary bipolar current mirror pairs is presented. The proposed current-mode filters consist of simple bipolar current mirrors and capacitors and are quite suitable for monolithic integration. Since the filters are based on the integrator type of realization, the proposed method can be used for a wide range of applications. The frequency of the filters can easily be changed by the DC controlling current. A fifth-order Butterworth and a third-order leapfrog filter with tunable cutoff frequencies from 20 MHz to 100 MHz are designed as examples and simulated by SPICE using standard bipolar parameters.     

Current-Mode Active RC Filters Using Current Followers

In this letter, a realization of current-mode active filter using current followers as active element is described. We show the constructions of second-order lowpass, highpass and bandpass filters. The high-order filters can be realized by a cascade connection of these second filters. As examples, the second-order lowpass and highpass filters are designed for frequency of 5 MHz. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated through SPICE simulation.     

`R-lens filter': An (RC)n current-mode lowpass filter

A continuous-time (RC)ⁿ lowpass filter is presented that can be fully integrated with cutoff frequency down to the 0.1 MHz range. The circuit is based on a cascade of new compact RC-cells that provides current amplification and filtering with minimum power dissipation (<15 μW/pole) using a single supply voltage (2 V). The high value resistance of the RC-cell is obtained by means of a current conveyor feedback that de-magnifies the signal current flowing in a small physical resistor. The circuit is intrinsically low-noise due to a `cooling effect' in the equivalent resistor     

High Input Impedance Voltage-Mode Universal Biquadratic Filter with One Input and Five Outputs Using Current Conveyors

A new high input impedance voltage-mode universal biquadratic filter with one input terminal and five output terminals is presented. The proposed circuit uses three differential voltage current conveyors (DVCCs), four resistors, and two grounded capacitors. The proposed circuit can realize all the standard filter functions—lowpass, bandpass, highpass, notch, and allpass—simultaneously, without changing the passive elements. The proposed circuit enjoys the features of high input impedance, orthogonal control of resonance angular frequency and quality factor, use of only grounded capacitors, and low active and passive sensitivities.     

一种对数域电流模式积分器及其在高频滤波中的应用

提出了一种新颖的对数城电流模式积分器。该积分器的时间常数由参考偏置电流控制。用该积分器设计了二阶带通滤波器和0．1dB纹波三阶Chebyshev低通滤波器。计算机仿真表明，所设计的滤波器实际频响特性几乎是理想的，而且高频谐波失真很小，通频带灵敏度很低，频率在很宽的范围内可控。电路由双极型晶体管和接地电容构成，适合于全集成实现。     

Current-mode elliptic filter design based on symmetrical current switching

This paper describes a current-mode elliptic filter structure based on dual-output OTAs and grounded capacitors. The filter is capable of producing both lowpass and highpass notch responses without changing the filter structure. This is achieved using a symmetrical current switching technique based on two switches controlled with a 2-bit digital word. The proposed filter structure forms a basic second-order building block in the design of high-order elliptic filters with tuneable frequency response. To confirm the theoretical analysis, simulated and measured results of fourth-order elliptic lowpass and highpass filters with tuneable bandwidth in the range of 0.65MHz to 1.3MHz are included. Finally, detailed analysis of the OTAs non-ideal parameters on the filter performance is presented and an example is given.     

Tunable versatile current-mode universal filter based on plus-type DVCCs

This paper presents a new tunable versatile current-mode universal filter with four inputs and three outputs. The proposed configuration employs three plus-type differential voltage current conveyors, two grounded capacitors and three grounded resistors. Its high impedance outputs enable easy cascading in current-mode operation. The circuit can be used as either a single-input and three-output or four-input and two-output. In the operation of single-input and three-output circuit, the bandpass, highpass and bandreject filtering responses can be realized simultaneously. In the operation of four-input and two-output circuit, both inverting and non-inverting type lowpass, bandpass, highpass, bandreject and allpass filtering responses can be simultaneously realized by selecting different four input current signals. The filter permits orthogonal controllability of the quality factor and resonance angular frequency by adjusting the grounded passive components. No component matching condition is required for realizing all the filter responses, and all the passive and active sensitivities are low. HSPICE simulation results based on using TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M CMOS process technology and supply voltages ±0.9 V to verify the theoretical analysis.     

Realization of multiple-output biquadratic filters using current differencing buffered amplifiers

In this paper, multiple-output multifunctional biquadratic filters using current differencing buffered amplifiers (CDBAs) as active elements are presented. The proposed circuit configuration is mainly composed of the CDBA-based cross-coupled feedback configuration and the simple CDBA-based voltage substractor. By an appropriate choice of virtually grounded passive components, the configuration can simultaneously realize lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bandstop and allpass voltage transfer functions, all at low resistance outputs. The natural angular frequency and the quality factor can orthogonally controllable. Experimental results verifying the theoretical analysis are also given.     

Design and Analysis of Tunable Voltage Differencing Inverting Buffered Amplifier (VDIBA) with Enhanced Performance and Its Application in Filters

This paper proposes a high performance tunable Voltage Differencing Inverting Buffered Amplifier (VDIBA) where transconductance of VDIBA is enhanced by using programmable positive feedback technique and bandwidth is enhanced by using resistive compensation technique. The enhanced performance of proposed VDIBA is demonstrated by presenting detailed frequency analysis. Furthermore, it is verified that transconductance of proposed VDIBA can be enhanced up to 10.6 mS at tuning current (Ic) of 100 µA. Moreover, resistive compensation technique enhance bandwidth of propose circuit up to 263 MHz. To illustrate the effectiveness of proposed circuit, voltage mode universal biquad filter is designed as an application example. The pole frequency of proposed filter is tunable in range of 10.5–83.4 MHz. The proposed VDIBA and its filter applications are designed and simulated using TSMC 0.18 µm CMOS technology in Cadence virtuoso schematic composer at ± 0.6 V supply voltage.     

High Input Impedance Voltage-Mode Universal Biquadratic Filter with Three Inputs and Six Outputs Using Three DDCCs

A new high input impedance voltage-mode universal biquadratic filter with three input terminals and six output terminals is presented. The proposed circuit uses three plus-type differential difference current conveyors (DDCCs), three resistors, and two grounded capacitors. The proposed circuit can realize all the standard filter functions, namely, lowpass, bandpass, highpass, notch, and allpass, simultaneously, without component matching conditions. The proposed circuit still offers the features of high input impedance, using only grounded capacitors, and orthogonal controllability of resonance angular frequency and quality factor.     

Novel approach to the design of I/Q demodulation filters

A novel filter design approach to digital I/Q demodulation is proposed. Two possible realisations are presented using this approach. The first one is based on the highpass filter method which is suitable for B⩽f₀ and while the other realisation is based on the lowpass filter method suitable for B⩽f₀, where B and f ₀ are the IF signal bandwidth and the IF frequency, respectively. Both new realisations maintain the advantages of an earlier lowpass approach such as zero DC offset, matched channel frequency responses, and good performance over a wide bandwidth. At the same time, the new highpass filter realisation method possesses higher computational efficiency than other wideband approaches reported in the literature