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Filter circuit with negative transconductance

US7610022B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2004
Grant dateOct 27, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H2210/033
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus, systems, and methods implementing techniques for filtering signals are described. A filter circuit receives an input signal and produces a corresponding filtered signal. The filter circuit has a transfer function that relates the filtered signal to the input signal. The transfer function includes at least one pole and at least one zero, where at least one of the zeros corresponds to a first frequency, and at least one of the poles corresponds to a second frequency. The apparatus also includes a negative-transconductance circuit that is coupled to the filter circuit and that increases a magnitude of a component of the filtered signal that corresponds to the second frequency.

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