A notch filter with a high Q factor, which is integrated with a first and a second
cascoded LNA, is totally contained on an integrated chip. The notch filter, comprising
two Q-enhancement circuits, is coupled to the second differential LNA. The two
Q-enhancement circuits are combined to generate sufficient negative impedance to
compensate for the loss in the on-chip low Q inductors. To improve the image rejection
of the notch filter in a wide frequency band, the notch filter uses an automatic
current tuning circuit which consists of an analog multiplier and fixed and voltage
controlled current sources. Furthermore, by modifying the connection and location
of the tunable varactor, another wideband tunable notch filter is implemented.
The notch filter can be applied in all current wireless receiver systems.