16th International Conference on VLSI Design
Narrow Band Noise Suppression Scheme for improving Signal to Noise Ratio
New Delhi, India
January 04-January 08
ISBN: 0-7695-1868-0
In mixed signal systems, a weak signal is buried in strong interferer. The signal to noise ratio is poor. To convert the signal to digital, the dynamic range of the analog to digital converter cannot be efficiently utilized. The interference has to be reduced before the conversion. A notch filter can remove this interference. To allow for the uncertainty of frequency of interference, process variations and ageing of components, it has to be selfcorrecting. This paper presents a scheme that improves the signal to noise ratio. This system will form the front end of any mixed mode system where the signal is known to be buried in narrowband noise. Self-tuned notch filter has two parts: a tunable notch filter, a transconductor implementation of the universal active filter and a control circuit. This has been implemented on a 0.35?m CMOS technology.