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US 2012/0161891 A1Published application
Ota-based current-mode filter and oscillator
AssigneeManipal Institute of Technology
InventorsDattaguru. V. Kamat, Ananda Mohan P.V., Gopalakrishna Prabhu K
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Abstract
Techniques are generally described herein related to filters including first operational transconductance amplifier (first OTA) and a second operational transconductance amplifier (second OTA). In some examples described herein, the first OTA and second OTA have substantially the same transconductance. The first and second OTAs can be configured to realize filters such as first-order all-pass filters, second-order all-pass filters, higher-order all-pass filters, and quadrature oscillators.
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A filter, comprising:
- a first circuit having a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- an inverting input for coupling to a first input current signal;
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the second node, for coupling to a second input current signal;
- an inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing a first output current signal;
- and
- a non-inverting output for providing a second output current signal;
- and
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input, coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output, coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA, for providing a third output current signal;
- wherein the first OTA and the second OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the filter is configured such that the first and the second output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the first OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the first OTA, and the third output current signal is proportional to the transconductance of the second OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the second OTA.
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A filter, comprising:
- a first circuit having a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- an inverting input for coupling to a first input current signal;
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the second node;
- an inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing a first output current signal;
- and
- a non-inverting output for providing a second output current signal;
- and
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- a non-inverting output, coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA, for providing a third output current signal;
- and
- an inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing a fourth output current signal;
- wherein the first OTA and the second OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the filter is configured such that the first and the second output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the first OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the first OTA, and the third and the fourth output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the second OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the second OTA.
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A quadrature oscillator, comprising:
- a first filter, comprising:
- a first capacitor coupled to a first node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- an inverting input;
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first capacitor;
- a first inverting output;
- a second inverting output;
- a third inverting output coupled to the first capacitor;
- and
- a non-inverting output;
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- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
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- a second filter, comprising:
- a second capacitor coupled to the first node;
- a third OTA, comprising:
- an inverting input coupled to the first inverting output of the first OTA;
- a non-inverting input coupled to the second inverting output of the first OTA and the second capacitor;
- a first non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- a second non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- a first inverting output coupled to the second capacitor;
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- a second inverting output;
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- a fourth OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the inverting input of the third OTA;
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- a non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the third OTA;
- wherein the first OTA, the second OTA, the third OTA, and the fourth OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor have substantially the same capacitance value.
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A quadrature oscillator, comprising:
- a first filter, comprising:
- a first capacitor coupled to a first node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- an inverting input;
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first capacitor;
- a first inverting output;
- a second inverting output coupled to the first capacitor;
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- a non-inverting output;
- and
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- a non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
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- an inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
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- a second filter, comprising:
- a second capacitor coupled to the first node;
- a third OTA, comprising:
- an inverting input coupled to the first inverting output of the first OTA;
- a non-inverting input coupled to the second capacitor;
- a non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- a first inverting output coupled to the second capacitor;
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- a second inverting output;
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- a fourth OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the inverting input of the third OTA;
- a non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the third OTA;
- and
- an inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the third OTA;
- wherein the first OTA, the second OTA, the third OTA, and the fourth OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor have substantially the same capacitance value.
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A filter, comprising:
- a first circuit having a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- a non-inverting input for coupling to a first input current signal;
- an inverting input, coupled to the second node, for coupling to a second input current signal;
- a first non-inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing a first output current signal;
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- a second non-inverting output for providing a second output current signal;
- and
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input, coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output, coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA, for providing a third output current signal;
- wherein the first OTA and the second OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the filter is configured such that the first and the second output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the first OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the first OTA, and the third output current signal is proportional to the transconductance of the second OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the second OTA.
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A filter, comprising:
- a first circuit having a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- a non-inverting input for coupling to a first input current signal;
- an inverting input, coupled to the second node;
- a first non-inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing a first output current signal;
- and
- a second non-inverting output for providing a second output current signal;
- and
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input, coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input, coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output, coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA, for providing to a third output current signal;
- and
- an inverting output, coupled to the second node, for providing to a fourth output current signal;
- wherein the first OTA and the second OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the filter is configured such that the first and the second output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the first OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the first OTA, and the third and the fourth output current signals are proportional to the transconductance of the second OTA and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the inverting input of the second OTA.
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A quadrature oscillator, comprising:
- a first filter, comprising:
- a first capacitor coupled to a first node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- a non-inverting input;
- an inverting input coupled to the first capacitor;
- a first inverting output;
- a second inverting output;
- a first non-inverting output coupled to the first capacitor;
- and
- a second non-inverting output;
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- a second filter, comprising:
- a second capacitor coupled to the first node;
- a third OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first inverting output of the first OTA;
- an inverting input coupled to the second inverting output of the first OTA and the second capacitor;
- a first non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- a second non-inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
- a third non-inverting output coupled to the second capacitor;
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- an inverting output;
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- a fourth OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the non-inverting input of the third OTA;
- and
- a non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the third OTA;
- wherein the first OTA, the second OTA, the third OTA, and the fourth OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor have substantially the same capacitance value.
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A quadrature oscillator, comprising:
- a first filter, comprising:
- a first capacitor coupled to a first node, wherein the first node is a common node that is either a circuit ground node, a voltage reference node, or a power supply node;
- a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), comprising:
- a non-inverting input;
- an inverting input coupled to the first capacitor;
- an inverting output;
- a first non-inverting output coupled to the first capacitor;
- and
- a second non-inverting output;
- a second OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- a non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- and
- an inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the first OTA;
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- a second filter, comprising:
- a second capacitor coupled to the first node;
- a third OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the inverting output of the first OTA;
- an inverting input coupled to the second capacitor;
- a first non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the first OTA;
- a second non-inverting output coupled to the second capacitor;
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- a second inverting output;
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- a fourth OTA, comprising:
- a non-inverting input coupled to the first node;
- an inverting input coupled to the non-inverting input of the third OTA;
- a non-inverting output coupled to the non-inverting input of the third OTA;
- and
- an inverting output coupled to the inverting input of the third OTA;
- wherein the first OTA, the second OTA, the third OTA, and the fourth OTA have substantially the same transconductance, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor have substantially the same capacitance value.
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