A Fully-Balanced Current-Tunable Gm-C Low Pass Filter

doi: 10.14456/mijet.2021.12

Authors

  • Samran Lertkonsarn Pitchayabundit College

Keywords:

Low Pass Filter, Fully-balance, Gm-C

Abstract

In This paper presents a circuit of a fully balanced, current-tunable Gm-C low pass filter (LPF). The proposed circuit is relatively simple and symmetrical with different signals. The filter consists of six bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and one capacitor. The tuning range of the filter’s cutoff frequency is from 1.16 Hz to 413.126 kHz. The filter operates from a supply of 1.5 V. Simulation results using Spice for the proposed reconfigurable LPF are presented.

Author Biography

Samran Lertkonsarn , Pitchayabundit College

Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering,

Pitchayabundit College,

171/2 Moo.2
Nong Bua, Muang District Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand

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Published

2021-02-28

How to Cite

Lertkonsarn , S. (2021). A Fully-Balanced Current-Tunable Gm-C Low Pass Filter: doi: 10.14456/mijet.2021.12. Engineering Access, 7(1), 85–88. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mijet/article/view/10.14456.mijet.2021.12

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Research Papers