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III. Gm-C Filtering - Epublications - Université de Limoges

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esulting gain K, constituted of the OA, Z0 and Zf, have to remain stable all over the frequency<br />

tuning range of the filter.<br />

Given the expression of K,<br />

A(<br />

jω)<br />

( Z 0 + Z f )<br />

1<br />

K(<br />

jω)<br />

= =<br />

,<br />

A(<br />

jω)<br />

Z ( ) Z 0 1<br />

0 − Z 0 + Z f<br />

−<br />

Z + Z A(<br />

jω)<br />

it also appears that A(jω) have to be as high as possible to ensure a stable value of K.<br />

- 133 -<br />

0<br />

f<br />

(IV.24)<br />

Besi<strong>de</strong>s, the use of capacitances instead of resistors to implement Z0 and Zf enables to<br />

increase the impedances and to optimize noise since they are lossless elements. As it may be<br />

observed in Table 23, NF of the filter is lowered by more than 1dB compared to equivalent<br />

resistor values. Capacitances are computed using for instance:<br />

C f<br />

1<br />

=<br />

2πfZ<br />

, (IV.25)<br />

knowing that simulations are run at f=100MHz.<br />

f<br />

Table 23. Noise Figure of the Filter according to the nature of Z0 and Zf<br />

Nature of Z0 and Zf NF at 100MHz (dB) Component Values<br />

Resistors 15.8 R0=150Ω, Rf=800Ω<br />

Capacitors 14.7 C0=10.5pF, Cf=2pF<br />

IV.2.b.ii Stability Margins<br />

Stability has been checked by an open-loop study carried out with Middlebrook’s<br />

method [IV.5]. It consists in opening the two loops by a switch which is ON only to set DC<br />

biasing in the circuit, as <strong>de</strong>picted in Figure 151.<br />

Figure 151. Open-loop Study Test-Bench

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