Monolithic active resonators for wireless applications

Abstract

In this paper new tunable, monolithic active resonator topologies are presented. The circuits, based on the advances in GaAs MMIC active inductors, show stable, high-Q performance with large tunability and compact layout. The simulated results exceed significantly the properties of conventional varactor-tuned circuits. The new circuits are applied to active filters and proposed active resonator oscillators (ARO), which show great potential for wireless applications at the 2 GHz band.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>