CEM3350 Analysis

Guy John
[email protected]
March 27, 2021

1 Introduction
A verbose but hopefully useful and correct analysis of the CEM3350 and AS3350
VCF IC. An input can be sent to multiple places within the circuit to obtain
different responses and gains. Either a LowPass/BandPass response or a Band-
Pass/HighPass response can be created. The input can also be sent to a fixed
or variable gain input or some mix of the two. This will control the level of the
output as the Q increases.

Figure 1: LowPass/BandPass configuration

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1.1 Notations
F is the the frequency control variable
Q is the the Q control variable

a is the variable gain input scaling factor

b is the fixed gain input scaling factor

2 LowPass/BandPass Configuration
iq = Q(aVin − Vbp ) (1)

i1 = F (bVin − Vlp ) (2)

i2 = F Vbp (3)

Iˆ1 + Iˆq
V̂bp = (4)
sC

Iˆ2
V̂lp = (5)
sC
Simplify Vbp into terms of Vlp and Vin.

Iˆ1 + Iˆq
V̂bp =
sC
sC V̂bp = Iˆ1 + Iˆq
sC V̂bp = F bV̂in − F V̂lp + QaV̂in − QV̂bp
sC V̂bp + QV̂bp = F bV̂in − F V̂lp + QaV̂in
V̂bp (sC + Q) = V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp

V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp

V̂bp = (6)
sC + Q
Get Vlp in terms of Vin and calculate Low Pass transfer function.

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 Iˆ2
V̂lp =
sC
F V̂bp
V̂lp =
sC
sC V̂lp = F V̂bp
V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa) − F 2 V̂lp
sC V̂lp =
sC + Q
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ) = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa) − F 2 V̂lp
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ) + F 2 V̂lp = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa)
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ + F 2 ) = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa)
V̂lp F 2 b + F Qa
=
V̂in s2 C 2 + sCQ + F 2
b + aQ
F
= 2 C Q
s2 ( C
F ) + sF F + 1

b + aQ
F
H(s) = s2 Q
(7)
F
(C )
2 + 2 Fs 2F +1
C

Calculate Band Pass transfer function.

V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp

V̂bp =
sC + Q
V̂bp (sC + Q) = V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp
F 2 V̂bp
V̂bp (sC + Q) = V̂in (F b + Qa) −
sC
V̂bp (s C + sCQ) = sC V̂in (F b + Qa) − F 2 V̂bp
2 2

V̂bp (s2 C 2 + sCQ) + F 2 V̂bp = sC V̂in (F b + Qa)

V̂bp (s2 C 2 + sCQ + F 2 ) = sC V̂in (F b + Qa)
V̂bp sC(F b + Qa)
=
V̂in s2 C 2 + sCQ + F 2
s FC2 (F b + Qa)
= 2 CQ
s2 C
F2 + s F2 + 1
Q
sC
F (b + F a)
= 2 QC
s2 ( C
F) + sF F + 1
Q
sC
F (b + F a)
H(s) = s2 s Q
(8)
F 2
(C )
+2 F 2F + 1
C

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3 With Q Enhancement
The Q enhancement is just feeding a specific amount of the BandPass output
back into the input.

3.1 Notations
F is the the frequency control variable
Q is the the Q control variable
x is the the Q enhancement feedback gain
a is the variable gain input scaling factor

b is the fixed gain input scaling factor

iq = Q(aVin − Vbp ) (9)

i1 = F (bVin + xVbp − Vlp ) (10)

i2 = F Vbp (11)

Iˆ1 + Iˆq
V̂bp = (12)
sC

Iˆ2
V̂lp = (13)
sC
Simplify Vbp into terms of Vlp and Vin.

Iˆ1 + Iˆq
V̂bp =
sC
sC V̂bp = Iˆ1 + Iˆq
sC V̂bp = F bV̂in + F xV̂bp − F V̂lp + QaV̂in − QV̂bp
sC V̂bp + QV̂bp − F xV̂bp = F bV̂in − F V̂lp + QaV̂in
V̂bp (sC + Q − F x) = V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp

V̂in (F b + Qa) − F V̂lp

V̂bp = (14)
sC + Q − F x
Get Vlp in terms of Vin and calculate Low Pass transfer function.

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 Iˆ2
V̂lp =
sC
F V̂bp
V̂lp =
sC
sC V̂lp = F V̂bp
V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa) − F 2 V̂lp
sC V̂lp =
sC + Q − F x
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ − sCF x) = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa) − F 2 V̂lp
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ − sCF x) + F 2 V̂lp = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa)
V̂lp (s2 C 2 + sCQ − sCF x + F 2 ) = V̂in (F 2 b + F Qa)
V̂lp F 2 b + F Qa
=
V̂in s2 C 2 + sCQ − sCF x + F 2
F 2 b + F Qa
=
s2 C 2 + sC(Q − F x) + F 2
b + aQ
F
= 2 C Q−xF
s2 ( C
F ) + sF F +1

b + aQ
F
H(s) = (15)
s2 (Q
F −x)
F 2
(C )
+ 2 Fs 2 +1
C