The Design and Implementation of a Digitally Programmable GIC Filter

Abstract

In this research, the design and implementation of an integrated circuit, digitally programmable, analog to analog filter are presented. By functioning in the analog domain the quantization errors and hardware requirements of analog to digital, and digital to analog, conversion are eliminated. The filter design of this project utilizes switched capacitors and the Generalized Immitance Converter to eliminate resistors and inductors. The resulting design is therefore suitable for fabrication by modern integrated circuit technology. The design also features digital programmability, so that the filter can easily interface with modem digital systems. The overall filtering circuit is programmable in filter topology, quality factor, and cutoff (or center) frequency, making it useful in a wide range of applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370247

Entities

People

  • Adam R. Kubicki

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Capacitors
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Digital Circuits
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Industry
  • Fabrication
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Logic Gates
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Very Large Scale Integration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.