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US 11,121,701 B2Granted
Tunable filter for RF circuits
AssigneeEthertronics, Inc.
InventorLaurent Desclos
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Abstract
A tunable filter is described where the frequency response as well as bandwidth and transmission loss characteristics can be dynamically altered, providing improved performance for transceiver front-end tuning applications. The rate of roll-off of the frequency response can be adjusted to improve performance when used in duplexer applications. The tunable filter topology is applicable for both transmit and receive circuits. A method is described where the filter characteristics are adjusted to account for and compensate for the frequency response of the antenna used in a communication system.
Claims10
A tunable filter comprising:
- a first operational amplifier comprising a non-inverting input and an output thereof;
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- a second operational amplifier comprising a non-inverting input and an output thereof,
- the output of the first operational amplifier connected to the non-inverting input of the second operational amplifier at an output of the tunable filter;
- the output of the second operational amplifier connected to the non-inverting input of the first operational amplifier at an input of the tunable filter;
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- a tunable capacitor coupled in between the non-inverting input of the first operational amplifier and ground,
- wherein the output of the second operational amplifier is connected to a variable resistor circuit, the variable resistor circuit connected to the non-inverting input of the first operational amplifier.
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