Rapid intermodulation distortion estimation in fully balanced weakly nonlinear Gm-C filters using state-space modeling

Abstract

State-space modeling of fully differential Gm-C filters with weak nonlinearities is used to develop a fast algorithm for intermodulation distortion estimation. It results in simple analytic formulas that apply directly to Gm-C filters of any order and any fully balanced topology. The algorithm has been verified using SpectreS (SPICE) and Simulink simulation. Theory and simulation results are found in good agreement.