Broadcom Passive Filters 1

Passive filters are electronic circuits that use only passive components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors to filter out unwanted frequencies from an input signal. Unlike active filters, which use active components such as operational amplifiers (op-amps) to provide amplification as well as filtering, passive filters only attenuate the unwanted frequencies.

Passive filters are used in a wide range of applications, from audio processing to RF and microwave communication systems. They can be designed as low-pass filters, which allow low-frequency signals to pass through while attenuating high-frequency signals, or as high-pass filters, which allow high-frequency signals to pass through while attenuating low-frequency signals. They can also be designed as band-pass filters, which allow only a specific range of frequencies to pass through, or as band-stop filters, which block a specific range of frequencies.

Passive filters can be designed with different cutoff frequencies and Q values, depending on the application. They can also be designed with multiple stages of filtering to provide increased attenuation of unwanted frequencies.