A Current-Mode Analog Programmable EIR Filter for SDR Terminals

  • Shigehito Saigusa (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Kweon (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University) ;
  • Shinji Ueda (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University) ;
  • Suguru Kameda (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University) ;
  • Hiroyuki Nakase (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University) ;
  • Kazuo Tsubouchi (Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

We propose a current-mode analog programmable finite-impulse-response (FIR) filter with variable tap circuits. From the circuit simulation, the operation of the 7- tap FIR filter is confirmed. We design and fabricate the 0.0625-step tap circuit using 0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$ CMOS technology. The proposed FIR filter has a variable length of taps and variable coefficients, so it has a potential for being used to software defined radio (SDR) terminals.

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