Method and apparatus for reducing clock switching noise in continuous time filters

A method and apparatus for reducing reference frequency signal and/or clock switching noise in self-tuned integrated continuous-time filters. In the master-slave automatic tuning scheme, one or more sample-and-hold circuits sample and hold the frequency control signal and Q-control signal generated by the feedback loop(s) of the automatic tuning system. The control signals are held at a constant level for a period of time during which the reference frequency signal and/or clock signal are quiescent. At one or more predetermined times, the frequency control and Q-control signals are intermittently updated to automatically tune the slave filter.