Title :
Symmetrical passive RC notch filter with two cutoff frequencies for ripple reduction in chopper offset-stabilized amplifiers
Author :
Stanescu, Cornel ; Dinca, Cristian ; Iacob, Radu
Author_Institution :
Stand. Products Group, ON Semicond. Romania S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
The paper presents a symmetrical passive RC notch filter with two cutoff frequencies used for ripple reduction in chopper offset-stabilized amplifiers. The filter has two cutoff frequencies: the first one is the chopping frequency itself, while the second one is the third harmonic. The rejection of the proposed filter is 60 dB around the cutoff frequencies. The chopping frequency is correlated with the cutoff frequencies by using a current-driven oscillator and a bias circuit using the same type of resistor as the filter itself. A circuit using this technique was fabricated, achieving a low-frequency noise performance of 1.3 μVpp.
Keywords :
RC circuits; amplifiers; choppers (circuits); circuit noise; circuit stability; notch filters; oscillators; passive filters; resistors; bias circuit; chopper offset-stabilized amplifier; chopping frequency correlation; current-driven oscillator; gain 60 dB; low-frequency noise performance; resistor; ripple reduction; symmetrical passive RC notch filter; voltage 1.3 muV; Choppers (circuits); Cutoff frequency; Harmonic analysis; Noise; Operational amplifiers; Passive filters; Power harmonic filters; chopper offset-stabilized operational amplifier; notch filter; ripple rejection;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference (CAS), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3916-9
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2014.6966439