Design and implementation of a low-pass filter for microsensor signal processing

A novel low-pass filter that consists of a switched capacitor filter (SCF) and its antialiasing prefilter and smoothing postfilter is proposed for a microsensor signal processing system, which is used in separation point detection on the surface of micro air vehicles. In the system, the filter is not only applied to finish the function of filtering but also used as the front end antialiasing filter of the over sampling analog-to-digital converter. This proposed implementation mostly relies on the design of a high-precision SCF employing a correlated double sampling technique and optimisation switches. Simultaneously, the multiple-loop feedback low pass filter with good high frequency attenuation characteristics is applied as the pre- and postfilter. The design is implemented in the Central Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (CSMC) 0.5 μm double-poly three-metal (2P3M) 3.3 V CMOS technology, with satisfactory results. The chip die area occupies only 0.39 mm² and dissipates1.53 mW.