A general high-Q biquad lter architecture capable of operating in the GHz range is proposed and analyzed. This lter, which is usable in bandpass and lowpass applications, utilizes two e ective Q-enhancement techniques to circumvent the low-Q characteristics inherent in the circuit. Simulation results employing standard 0.5m CMOS technology have successfully veri ed that the center frequency tuning and hybrid Q-tuning techniques operate between 1GHz to 2.3GHz center frequencies withQ rangingfrom4.8toover 1000. A tunable bandpass lter with a center frequency at