This invention discloses a distributed LC resonant network Ku-band on-
chip tunable low-pass filter. The filter includes an RF
signal entering from port 1, flowing sequentially through five high-impedance
microstrip lines. These five transmission lines are equivalent to five series inductors at high frequencies. At the nodes of adjacent
microstrip lines, four high-impedance
microstrip lines and four sets of
capacitor switch arrays are connected in parallel. Each high-impedance microstrip line with a series
capacitor switch array forms a parallel resonant circuit to ground. Two low-impedance open-circuit microstrip lines are connected in parallel at the input and output ports, respectively. The
parasitic capacitance generated at high frequencies is used for
impedance matching of the filter. The overall topology is equivalent to an eleventh-order Chebyshev low-pass filter. Compared to existing tunable on-
chip low-pass filters, this invention's low-pass filter achieves adjustable
cutoff frequency across the entire Ku-band, providing a wide tuning range while ensuring excellent overall performance such as
high frequency selectivity, low loss, sufficient out-of-
band rejection, and
miniaturization.