Low-pass filter with improved high frequency attenuation
US6346851B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H7/06
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low-pass filter circuit includes: a first compound transistor device (22) and (24) coupled between an input node (30) and an output node (32); a first transistor (20) coupled to the input node (30), a gate of the first transistor (20) is coupled to a drain of the first transistor (20); a second compound transistor device (36) and (38) coupled between a gate of the first compound transistor device (22) and (24) and the gate of the first transistor (20); a second transistor (34) coupled to the first transistor (20) and having a gate coupled to a gate of the second compound transistor device (36) and (38), the gate of the second transistor (34) is coupled to a drain of the second transistor (34); a current source (26) coupled to the drain of the second transistor (34); a first capacitor (C1) coupled to the output node (32); and a second capacitor (C2) coupled to the gate of the first compound transistor device (22) and (24).
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