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

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V.4 Conclusion<br />

In this chapter, it has been <strong>de</strong>monstrated that N-path filtering exhibits promising assets<br />

in or<strong>de</strong>r to handle the RF selectivity of TV tuners. These assets are high RF performances (NF<br />

below 5dB and IIP3 above 14dBm are reported) over a very wi<strong>de</strong> frequency tuning range,<br />

such as a <strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong> (100-1000MHz). Despite a limited harmonic frequencies rejection, small<br />

bandwidth can be achieved keeping excellent RF performances. This harmonics rejection can<br />

also be enhanced using a higher N factor or using better switches. Hence, CMOS technology<br />

scaling is possible.<br />

In the literature, new RF front-end architectures are proposed to take full advantage of<br />

the assets of N-path filtering [V.8 and V.9]. These architectures without LNA, where the Npath<br />

filter is directly connected to the antenna, present promising results with very high<br />

linearity (>11dBm IIP3) and interesting NF (

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