Transversal filter design based on distributed amplification for ultra-wideband wireless communications

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https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias29.101-985

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Distributed transversal filter, distributed amplification, ultra-wideband systems, Gilbert cells

Abstract

UWB systems have had significant advances on research, development and normalization by different international telecomunication consortiums. Transversal filters constitute an attractive solution for data reception at high-speed aplications. This article gives an insight into the fundamental concepts for the development of transversal filters based on the distributed amplification approach. In particular; the method enables shaping pulses conformed as gaussian monocicle signals. The approach is explored based on the selection of a proper filter architecture that introduces lower noise and hence reducing the equivalent thermal noise level of the electronic filter. The functionality of the filter termed a dual-gate transmission line architecture is contrated against a filter design with Gilbert cells. An implementation is ilustrated as a microwave integrated circuit.       

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Jorge Aguilar Torrentera, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

He received his Master of Science degree from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico City in 1998 and his PhD from the University of London (University College London, UCL) in 2004, specializing in high-speed networks. He worked at Intel Labs (2004-2009), conducting research on radio-frequency systems for computing platforms. He has been a full-time professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León since 2004.

Eduardo José Lorenzo Cañizares, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

He was born in Cuba on December 9, 1992. He pursued his university studies at the José Antonio Echeverría Higher Polytechnic Institute in Havana, Cuba, graduating as a telecommunications and electronics engineer in July 2017. He began his professional career at Cuba-Petróleo as a Systems Engineer and later served as Head of Information and Communication Technologies at the same company. He completed his Master of Science studies at the Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Mecánica (FIME) of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, graduating in October 2021.

César González Cervantes, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Electronics and Communications Engineer (1993), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Electronics (1998), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. University Master’s Degree in Introduction to Research in Communications (2008), Public University of Navarre, Spain. Since August 2005, he served as Head of the Electromagnetism Academic Unit within the General Academic Coordination for Electronics. In April 2026, he assumed the role of Academic Coordinator for the General Coordination of Electronics. He is a full-time professor at the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

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Portada: Cuadrirrotor, Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Ingeniería Aeronáutica (CIIIA) de la UANL.

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2026-07-28

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Aguilar Torrentera, J., Lorenzo Cañizares, E. J., & González Cervantes, C. (2026). Transversal filter design based on distributed amplification for ultra-wideband wireless communications. Revista Ingenierías, 29(101), 147–159. https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias29.101-985

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