A 4-MHz CMOS continuous-time filter with on-chip automatic tuning

Abstract

A third-order elliptic low-pass continuous-time filter with a 4-MHz cutoff frequency, integrated in a 3- mu m p-well CMOS process, is presented. The design procedure is based on the direct simulation of a doubly terminated LC ladder filter by capacitors and fully balanced, current-controlled transconductance amplifiers with extended linear range. The on-chip automatic tuning circuit uses a phase-locked loop implemented with an 8.5-MHz controlled oscillator that matches a specific two-integrator loop of the filter. The complete circuit features 70-dB dynamic range (THD<-50 dB) and consumes only 16 mW from +or-2.5-V supplies.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>