A sub-threshold low-power integrated bandpass filter for highly-integrated spectrum analyzers

Gavin B. Long, M. Nance Ericson, Charles L. Britton, Benjamin D. Roehrs, Ethan D. Farquhar, S. Shane Frank, Alec Yen, Benjamin J. Blalock

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Abstract

Low-power analog filter banks provide frequency analysis with minimal power and space requirements, making them viable solutions for integrated remote audio- and vibration-sensing applications. Compared with their digital counterparts, analog filter banks are better suited to achieve the lower power consumption necessary for IoT applications. In this work, the design and implementation of a sub-threshold complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated low-power tunable bandpass filter channel for signal spectrum analysis and signal discrimination is presented, including performance improvements to stability and precise matching between filter stages. The 8th-order filter channel achieves an effective Q-factor of 4.5 and dynamic range of 60 dB, has an operational frequency range from 2 kHz to 100 kHz, and consumes 256 µW nominally at the highest center frequency. An integrated analog Gm-C filter topology is selected for this application. Functionally, the high-Q bandpass filter transfer function is implemented via four cascaded 2nd-order filter cells and is fabricated in 130-nm 1.2-V CMOS technology, making it suitable for use in monolithic integrated spectral analysis (MISA) applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICECS 2020 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728160443
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 23 2020
Event27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2020 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: Nov 23 2020Nov 25 2020

Publication series

NameICECS 2020 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Proceedings

Conference

Conference27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period11/23/2011/25/20

Funding

This manuscript has been authored in part by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

FundersFunder number
US Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

    Keywords

    • Analog integrated circuits
    • Analog signal processing
    • Bandpass filters
    • CMOS integrated circuits
    • Gm-C filters
    • Programmable filters
    • Spectral analysis

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