Title :
A sixth-order UHF bandpass filter using silicon bipolar active inductors
Author :
Leong, C.H. ; Roberts, Gordon W.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. & Comput. Syst. Lab., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A novel design of a silicon all-NPN floating active inductor is presented. Using a 0.8 μm BiCMOS technology with the NPN fT´s at 11 GHz, inductance values in the range of 10-70 nH can be realized on-chip for filter applications in the UHF range. To illustrate the operation of this floating inductor, simulation and experimental results are provided for its application in an 6th -order elliptic LC bandpass filter
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; UHF filters; active filters; band-pass filters; elliptic filters; inductors; 0.8 micron; 11 GHz; BiCMOS technology; all-NPN floating active inductor; bipolar active inductors; elliptic LC bandpass filter; filter applications; inductance values; sixth-order UHF bandpass filter; Active inductors; Artificial intelligence; Band pass filters; Circuits; Frequency; Gyrators; Inductance; MESFETs; Silicon; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. ISCAS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4455-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1998.704204
