An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of mitigating third order inter-modulation distortion in electronic circuits, comprising estimating an IP3 of the circuits using an empirical equation which includes at least one or more of the factors IP3.about.IP3o-20 log Q+10 log F+10 log C-17.3 log k dBm and optimizing one or more of the factors such that the third order inter-modulation distortion is mitigated.