Abstract
N-path filters can offer high-linearity high-Q channel selection filtering at a flexibly programmable RF center frequency, which is highly wanted for Software Defined Radio. Relying on capacitors and MOSFET switches, driven by digital non-overlapping clocks, N-path filters fit well to CMOS and benefit from Moore’s law. The basis of this filtering is the linear periodically time variant (LPTV) behaviour of a switch-R-C series circuit, which realizes frequency translated filtering, where a baseband filter characteristic is shifted around the switching frequency. This paper reviews the basic concept of N-path filters and recent developments, with special attention to possibilities to reduce power consumption by increasing the impedance level. The basic operation of the switch-R-C kernel that is at the core of N-path filtering is reviewed in terms of transfer function and noise performance.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | 24th Workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design, AACD 2015 |
| Place of Publication | Switserland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 255-274 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-21184-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Apr 2015 |
| Event | 24th Workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design, AACD 2015 - Neuchatel, Switzerland Duration: 21 Apr 2015 → 23 Apr 2015 Conference number: 24 |
Publication series
| Name | Efficient Sensor Interfaces, Advanced Amplifiers and Low Power Systems |
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| Publisher | Springer |
Conference
| Conference | 24th Workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design, AACD 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | AACD |
| Country/Territory | Switzerland |
| City | Neuchatel |
| Period | 21/04/15 → 23/04/15 |
Keywords
- EWI-26930
- METIS-316882
- IR-100198