Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
465 words
A high pass, switched capacitor filter having an input and an output, comprising: a first operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to a reference terminal; a first capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a first switch for switching the first capacitor to the filter input and then to the first input of the first amplifier; a second capacitor coupled between the first input and the output of the first amplifier; a third capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a second switch for switching the third capacitor to the output of the first amplifier or to the first input; a second operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to the reference terminal; a fourth capacitor coupled between the output of the first amplifier and the first input of the second amplifier; a fifth capacitor coupled between the first input of the second amplifier and the output of the second amplifier; a sixth capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a third switch for coupling the sixth capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the second amplifier; a seventh capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a fourth switch for switching the seventh capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the first amplifier; a third operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to the reference terminal; an eighth capacitor coupled between the output of the second amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a ninth capacitor coupled between the output of the first amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a tenth capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a fifth switch for switching the tenth capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the third amplifier; an eleventh capacitor coupled between the output of the third amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a twelfth capacitor having a first and a second terminal; a sixth switch for switching the first terminal of the twelfth capacitor to the output of the third amplifier or to the reference terminal; a seventh switch for switching the second terminal of the twelfth capacitor to the first input of the first amplifier or to the reference terminal; a thirteenth capacitor having a first and a second terminal; an eighth switch for switching the first terminal of the thirteenth capacitor to the output of the third amplifier or to the reference terminal; and a ninth switch for switching the second terminal of the thirteenth capacitor to the reference terminal or to the first input of the second amplifier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
465 words
A high pass, switched capacitor filter having an input and an output, comprising: a first operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to a reference terminal; a first capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a first switch for switching the first capacitor to the filter input and then to the first input of the first amplifier; a second capacitor coupled between the first input and the output of the first amplifier; a third capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a second switch for switching the third capacitor to the output of the first amplifier or to the first input; a second operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to the reference terminal; a fourth capacitor coupled between the output of the first amplifier and the first input of the second amplifier; a fifth capacitor coupled between the first input of the second amplifier and the output of the second amplifier; a sixth capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a third switch for coupling the sixth capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the second amplifier; a seventh capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a fourth switch for switching the seventh capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the first amplifier; a third operational amplifier having a first and a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to the reference terminal; an eighth capacitor coupled between the output of the second amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a ninth capacitor coupled between the output of the first amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a tenth capacitor coupled to the reference terminal; a fifth switch for switching the tenth capacitor to the output of the second amplifier or to the first input of the third amplifier; an eleventh capacitor coupled between the output of the third amplifier and the first input of the third amplifier; a twelfth capacitor having a first and a second terminal; a sixth switch for switching the first terminal of the twelfth capacitor to the output of the third amplifier or to the reference terminal; a seventh switch for switching the second terminal of the twelfth capacitor to the first input of the first amplifier or to the reference terminal; a thirteenth capacitor having a first and a second terminal; an eighth switch for switching the first terminal of the thirteenth capacitor to the output of the third amplifier or to the reference terminal; and a ninth switch for switching the second terminal of the thirteenth capacitor to the reference terminal or to the first input of the second amplifier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 1 further including a fourth operational amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output, the second input being coupled to the reference terminal; a fourteenth capacitor coupled between the first input of the fourth amplifier and the output of the third amplifier; a fifteenth capacitor coupled between the output of the fourth amplifier and the first input of the fourth amplifier; and a tenth switch for resetting the output of the fourth amplifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 2 wherein all of the switches are electronic switches controllable by an input timing signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 2 wherein the amplifiers are CMOS amplifiers and all the switches other than the tenth switch are CMOS transmission gates, the tenth switch being a field effect transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 1 wherein all the capacitors are ratios of each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 5 wherein the first, eighth, and thirteenth capacitors are a ratio of one; the third, and tenth capacitors are a ratio of two; the second capacitor has a ratio of substantially 30.8; the fourth capacitor has a ratio of sustantially 15.6; the fifth capacitor has a ratio of sustantially 11.2; the sixth capacitor has a ratio of substantially 2.1; the seventh capacitor has a ratio of substantially 2.06; the ninth capacitor has a ratio of substantially 14.6; the eleventh capacitor has a ratio of substantially 7.3; and the twelfth capacitor has a ratio of substantially 0.9.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 2 wherein all the capacitors are ratios of each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 7 wherein the fourteenth capacitor is a ratio of substantially 15.1, the fifteenth capacitor is a ratio of substantially one.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The switched capacitor filter of claim 2 wherein the first input of each of the operational amplifier is an inverting input and the second input of each of the operational amplifiers in a non-inverting input.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for providing a switched capacitor filter, comprising the steps of: providing filter equations which define a passive filter design for a prototype filter having frequency characteristics differing from frequency characteristics of said switched capacictor filter by a prewarped amount; applying a Laplace transform to the filter equations to obtain s-plane state equations; applying a bilinear Z transform to the s-plane state equations; expressing the results of the bilinear Z transform to the s-plane state equations in difference equation format; and implementing the difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for providing a switched capacitor filter, comprising the steps of: providing filter equations which define a passive filter design for a prototype filter having frequency characteristics differing from frequency characteristics of said switched capacictor filter by a prewarped amount; applying a Laplace transform to the filter equations to obtain s-plane state equations; applying a bilinear Z transform to the s-plane state equations; expressing the results of the bilinear Z transform to the s-plane state equations in difference equation format; and implementing the difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for making a high pass switched capacitor filter having a predetermined stop band frequency, comprising: prewarping the stop band frequency; selecting a passive filter prototype; obtaining s-plane state equations for the passive filter prototype; converting the s-plane state equations to equations in bilinear Z transform format and otaining difference equations; and implementing the resulting difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for making a high pass switched capacitor filter having a predetermined stop band frequency, comprising: prewarping the stop band frequency; selecting a passive filter prototype; obtaining s-plane state equations for the passive filter prototype; converting the s-plane state equations to equations in bilinear Z transform format and otaining difference equations; and implementing the resulting difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of providing a switched capacitor filter for a desired passband break frequency and stop band frequency, comprising: prewarping the pass band break frequency and the stop band frequency to obtain prewarped equivalent frequencies; selecting a passive prototype filter having the prewarped frequencies; obtaining state equations for the passive prototype filter in s-plane domain; transforming the s-plane state equations to bilinear Z transform state equations in difference equation form; and implementing the difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of providing a switched capacitor filter for a desired passband break frequency and stop band frequency, comprising: prewarping the pass band break frequency and the stop band frequency to obtain prewarped equivalent frequencies; selecting a passive prototype filter having the prewarped frequencies; obtaining state equations for the passive prototype filter in s-plane domain; transforming the s-plane state equations to bilinear Z transform state equations in difference equation form; and implementing the difference equations using switched capacitor integrator structures.