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Analog Filter Synthesis and Design, Spring 2004: Schedule


Date Syllabus covered Chapter Assigned Due Solutions
1 01/21/04 Definition and application of filters; realization and description of filtering functions; poles and zeros, stability; continuous- and discrete- time signals; 1.2, 1.3 HW0 HW0
2 01/28/04 first order continuous-time filters, zeros, and stability; 3.1-3.4, 16.3 HW1
3 02/04/04 Second order continuous-time filters: transfer functions, magnitude and phase responses, poles and zeros, passive realizations; 4.1-4.3, 4.5.1, 5 HW2 HW1 HW1
4 02/11/04 Second order filters: active(gm-C and opamp-RC) realizations; General biquadratic functions; Realization of transmission zeros; gyrators and active inductors; Realization of arbitrary zeros using voltage summing 4.1-4.3, 4.5.1, 5.1 HW3 HW2 HW2
5 02/18/04 Realization of arbitrary zeros using feedforward technique; Lowpass and highpass notch filters; Higher order filters: frequency transformation; 5.1, 5.2; 9.1-9.3 HW4
6 02/25/04 Higher order filters: Frequency transformation(cont'd); Element transformation as a result of frequency transformation; Cascade realization; Scaling for equal maxima at opamp/gm outputs. 9.1-9.3; 5.3 HW5 HW3, HW4 HW3, HW4
7 03/03/04 Higher order filters: Ladder filters and their active realizations; 13.1, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 HW6 HW5 HW5
03/10/04 Mid Term(90min.); Realization of bandpass ladder filters(45 min. lecture) 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 Project(pdf) -
03/17/04 Spring break
8 03/24/04 Standard filter types-Butterworth, Chebyshev, Inverse Chebyshev, Elliptic; Delay filters: Bessel, Equiripple group delay; All pass filters(delay equalizers); magnitude response modification with symmetric zeros; 6.2-6.3, 7.2-7.4, 8.1, 8.3, 8.6; 10.1-10.3; 10.6; 11; 10.8 HW7 HW6 HW6
9 03/31/04 Discrete time systems; first order switched capacitor filters; 17
10 04/07/04 First order switched capacitor filters; integrators/accumulators; s-z transformation; LDI and bilinear transforms; General first order filter stage; 4.4 HW8 HW7 HW7
11 04/14/04 Second order switched capacitor filters; The Fleischer-Laker biquad; Realization of bilinear transformed second order filters; Higher order SC filters; cascade realization; ladder realization with LDI transformation; Practical issues with switching in SC filters;
12 04/21/04 Nonidealities in continuous-time filters; opamp and gm nonidealities; effect of opamp/gm nonidealities in first and second order filters; Q enhancement; combating Q enhancement; 16.5 HW9 HW8 HW8
13 04/28/04 Nonidealities in discrete time filters; offset cancellation; HW9 HW9
05/05/04 Study break
05/12/04 Final Exam(150 min.) Project