2 GHz Q-enhanced active filter with low passband distortion and high dynamic range

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2029-2039

  Georgescu, Bogdan ^a,b   Finvers, Ivars G ^a,b   Ghannouchi, Fadhel ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic range; Passband distortion; Q enhanced; RF active filter

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RANGE; PASSBAND DISTORTION; Q-ENHANCED ACTIVE FILTER; RF ACTIVE FILTER;

BANDWIDTH; LOW PASS FILTERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONATORS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ACTIVE FILTERS;

EID: 33748363085     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.880618     Document Type: Article

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