An RF bandpass filter with a Q-enhancement active inductor is presented. The design technique for a tunable Q-enhancement CMOS active inductor operating in the wide RF-band is described. Moreover,issues related to noi...An RF bandpass filter with a Q-enhancement active inductor is presented. The design technique for a tunable Q-enhancement CMOS active inductor operating in the wide RF-band is described. Moreover,issues related to noise and stability of the active inductor are explained. The filter was fabricated in 0.18μm CMOS technolo- gy,and the circuit occupied an active area of only 150μm ×200μm. Measurement results show that the filter centered at 2. 44GHz with about 60MHz bandwidth （3dB） is tunable in center frequency from about 2.07 to 2. 44GHz. The ldB compression point is - 15dBm while consuming 10. 8mW of DC power,and a maximum quality factor of 103 is attained at the center frequency of 2.07GHz.展开更多
The filter and antenna are two key components of the radio frequency(RF)front-end.When the antenna is directly connected with the filter,additional mismatch losses will be caused.Therefore,the antenna and filter are i...The filter and antenna are two key components of the radio frequency(RF)front-end.When the antenna is directly connected with the filter,additional mismatch losses will be caused.Therefore,the antenna and filter are integrated into a single device to provide both filtering and radiating functions.In this way,many advantages,like low cost,light weight,small size and lower insertion loss can be obtained.In this paper,the co-design approaches of RF filter-antenna are reviewed.Based on the open literatures,the integrated approaches of filtering antenna can be classified into five main categories:1)Co-design by optimizing the interfacing impedance,2)co-design according to the synthesis approach of filter,3)co-design by embedding novel resonators within the feeding structures,4)co-design by employing auxiliary physical structures,and 5)other methods.The RF filter-antenna system can improve the integration degree of RF frontend,reduce its size and cost,and optimize its performance.展开更多
This paper provides a comprehensive review of advanced radio fre-quency(RF)filter technologies available in miniature chip or inte-grated circuit(IC)form for wireless communication applications.The RF filter technolog...This paper provides a comprehensive review of advanced radio fre-quency(RF)filter technologies available in miniature chip or inte-grated circuit(IC)form for wireless communication applications.The RF filter technologies were organized according to the time-line of their introduction,in conjunction with each generation of wireless(cellular)communication standards(1G to 5G).This ap-proach enabled a clear explanation of the corresponding invention history,working principles,typical applications and future develop-ment trends.The article covered commercially successful acoustic filter technologies,including the widely used surface acoustic wave(SAW)and bulk acoustic wave(BAW)filters,as well as electromag-netic filter technologies based on low-temperature co-fired ceramic(LTCC)and integrated passive device(IPD).Additionally,emerg-ing filter technologies such as IHP-SAW,suspended thin-film lithium niobate(LiNbO3 or LN)resonant devices and hybrid were also dis-cussed.In order to achieve higher performance,smaller form factor and lower cost for the wireless communication industry,it is believed that fundamental breakthroughs in materials and fabrication tech-niques are necessary for the future development of RF filters.展开更多
Dual band bandpass filter is designed and optimized for RF wireless applications. The performances of that RF dual band filter are improved especially parameters describing the insertion loss, return losses and reject...Dual band bandpass filter is designed and optimized for RF wireless applications. The performances of that RF dual band filter are improved especially parameters describing the insertion loss, return losses and rejection. Dual-band bandpass filter using stub loaded resonators is designed and characterized. Theoretical results are compared with experimental data. This comparison shows that the magnitude of reflection coefficient S11 from ADSTM simulation is better than 28.0 dB, and the insertion loss S21 is less than 0.5 dB. The two rejections are also better than 32.0 dB. The simulated results also show that two central frequencies are located at desired 1.82 and 2.95 GHz. Comparison of measured and simulated results shows frequency drift. The main reason for this frequency shifting is due to some uncertainties. These are obviously due to geometrical and physical parameters H and εr respectively of Duroid substrate used during design and measurements.展开更多
文摘An RF bandpass filter with a Q-enhancement active inductor is presented. The design technique for a tunable Q-enhancement CMOS active inductor operating in the wide RF-band is described. Moreover,issues related to noise and stability of the active inductor are explained. The filter was fabricated in 0.18μm CMOS technolo- gy,and the circuit occupied an active area of only 150μm ×200μm. Measurement results show that the filter centered at 2. 44GHz with about 60MHz bandwidth （3dB） is tunable in center frequency from about 2.07 to 2. 44GHz. The ldB compression point is - 15dBm while consuming 10. 8mW of DC power,and a maximum quality factor of 103 is attained at the center frequency of 2.07GHz.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61771295the Natural Science Young Foundation of Shanxi Province under Grant Nos.2014021021-1 and 2015011042
文摘The filter and antenna are two key components of the radio frequency(RF)front-end.When the antenna is directly connected with the filter,additional mismatch losses will be caused.Therefore,the antenna and filter are integrated into a single device to provide both filtering and radiating functions.In this way,many advantages,like low cost,light weight,small size and lower insertion loss can be obtained.In this paper,the co-design approaches of RF filter-antenna are reviewed.Based on the open literatures,the integrated approaches of filtering antenna can be classified into five main categories:1)Co-design by optimizing the interfacing impedance,2)co-design according to the synthesis approach of filter,3)co-design by embedding novel resonators within the feeding structures,4)co-design by employing auxiliary physical structures,and 5)other methods.The RF filter-antenna system can improve the integration degree of RF frontend,reduce its size and cost,and optimize its performance.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China 62231023in part by the USTC Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication,in part by the USTC Institute of Advanced Technology,in part by the CAS Key Laboratory of Wireless-Optical Communications and in part by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council under Grant 26202122.
文摘This paper provides a comprehensive review of advanced radio fre-quency(RF)filter technologies available in miniature chip or inte-grated circuit(IC)form for wireless communication applications.The RF filter technologies were organized according to the time-line of their introduction,in conjunction with each generation of wireless(cellular)communication standards(1G to 5G).This ap-proach enabled a clear explanation of the corresponding invention history,working principles,typical applications and future develop-ment trends.The article covered commercially successful acoustic filter technologies,including the widely used surface acoustic wave(SAW)and bulk acoustic wave(BAW)filters,as well as electromag-netic filter technologies based on low-temperature co-fired ceramic(LTCC)and integrated passive device(IPD).Additionally,emerg-ing filter technologies such as IHP-SAW,suspended thin-film lithium niobate(LiNbO3 or LN)resonant devices and hybrid were also dis-cussed.In order to achieve higher performance,smaller form factor and lower cost for the wireless communication industry,it is believed that fundamental breakthroughs in materials and fabrication tech-niques are necessary for the future development of RF filters.
文摘Dual band bandpass filter is designed and optimized for RF wireless applications. The performances of that RF dual band filter are improved especially parameters describing the insertion loss, return losses and rejection. Dual-band bandpass filter using stub loaded resonators is designed and characterized. Theoretical results are compared with experimental data. This comparison shows that the magnitude of reflection coefficient S11 from ADSTM simulation is better than 28.0 dB, and the insertion loss S21 is less than 0.5 dB. The two rejections are also better than 32.0 dB. The simulated results also show that two central frequencies are located at desired 1.82 and 2.95 GHz. Comparison of measured and simulated results shows frequency drift. The main reason for this frequency shifting is due to some uncertainties. These are obviously due to geometrical and physical parameters H and εr respectively of Duroid substrate used during design and measurements.
文摘提出了一种适用于射频—微机电系统(RF-MEMS)滤波器的高性能接口放大电路。利用微纳工艺制备了相对带宽为1.4%、中心频率为73.02 MHz的硅基MEMS滤波器,针对其高阻抗、高插入损耗特性,设计了基于运算放大器的低噪声、高增益的两级放大电路和阻抗匹配电路。仿真结果表明:接口电路对高频的MEMS滤波器微弱电流信号具有良好的放大效果,增益可达62.75d B,噪声系数为3.35d B,S22反射系数为-46.91 d B,使RF-MEMS滤波器的插入损耗降低至0.56 d B。测试与PCB板级电路级联的MEMS滤波器输出信号表明:RF-MEMS滤波器的插入损耗降至16.2d B,相对带宽为1.4%,中心频率为73.02 MHz,提升了MEMS滤波器在无线通信中的应用潜力。
