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

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IV.6 Conclusion<br />

As explained, major limitation of <strong>Gm</strong>-C circuits is the strong <strong>de</strong>gradation of the RF<br />

signal through the gyrator. That is why RC structures have been investigated. Their ability to<br />

handle large signal swings and their principle, based on a high voltage gain operational<br />

amplifier, make them attractive solutions to handle a high dynamic range RF selectivity.<br />

A theoretical study leads us to a Rauch topology, which uses an innovative positive<br />

feedback to ensure stability. Optimizations have been carried out to obtain the highest<br />

dynamic range while keeping a Q-factor of 3.<br />

Hence, a low noise and highly linear RF tunable bandpass filter has been <strong>de</strong>signed in<br />

BiCMOS 0.25µm. It provi<strong>de</strong>s the specified Q-factor of 3 over the 45-240MHz band, with<br />

IIP3 above 9dBm and a NF of 15dB. The high RF performances of the filter implementation,<br />

with 155mW power consumption, give the perspective of the full integration of the RF<br />

selectivity function in a silicon TV tuner over more than two octaves of the VHF band.<br />

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