Scientists in Rostov region develop filters for precise digitization of analog signals

Science & Space November 23, 2023, 7:20

About 20 new types of RC and RLC filters are characterized by low level of electromagnetic interference, resistance to any changes inside the system and to external factors, and improved accuracy of digitization of analog signals at extreme temperatures and radiation background

ROSTOV-ON-DON, November 23. /TASS/. Scientists of the Don State Technical University, a core academic institution of the Rostov region, have completed work on the creation of a new family of RC filters, which will enhance the accuracy of digitization of analog signals in difficult production conditions, the university's press service told TASS.

"We have completed a large-scale project to create a series of active RC and RLC filters, which can help solve problems with the accuracy of processing analog signals into digital ones, as well as fundamentally improve the quality of processing even in difficult production conditions. This refers to the part of the chip that filters incoming analog signals for their subsequent conversion into digital format. This is an integral part of the operation of modern equipment in virtually all industries - from industry and agriculture to medicine," the report says.

The university specified that about 20 new types of RC and RLC filters, which took about six years to develop, have a low level of electromagnetic interference and are resistant to any changes within the system, as well as to external factors, allowing for improved accuracy of digitization of analog signals at extreme temperatures and radiation background. The problem of increasing the accuracy of digital sensors with time lag and adaptive multichannel devices for input of analog information has also been solved. To realize the developments, the scientists created a low-noise electronic component base.

According to Nikolay Butyrlagin, associate professor of the Department of Information Systems and Radio Engineering at DSTU, the new solutions will fundamentally affect the development of fast and ultrafast automatic control systems for technical objects in the country. "This will help relevant Russian enterprises to create appropriate digital IP modules for various equipment produced today for the digital industry, agriculture, medicine, radio communications and other areas of implementation of national and sectoral programs on digitalization of processes," Butyrlagin believes.

The project titled "Structural and parametric methods of extending the frequency range of active RC filters and ADC input spectrum limiters on the basis of a new generation electronic component base" was funded with a grant from the Russian Science Foundation, the university added.

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