Ultra-wideband CMOS low noise amplifier with simultaneous gain and noise matches

Hsien Yuan Liao, Ching Ming Tseng, Hwann Kaeo Chiou

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Abstract

Ultrawideband CMOS low noise amplifier (LNA) using lossy LC ladder is proposed. A lossy LC ladder matching network is combined with conventional inductive degeneration and provides both gain and noise match over multioctave bandwidth. The bandwidth is further enhanced by shunt peaking technique. The explicit formulas are derived in this work to determine the values of resistor and LC ladder elements to meet the gain and noise match conditions. The LNA achieves 10.8-dB gain with a 3-dB bandwidth from 1.6 to 13.2 GHz and a minimum noise figure of 3.4 dB under the power consumption of 22 mW.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)158-160
Number of pages3
JournalMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2008

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • Lossy LC ladder
  • Low noise amplifier
  • Shunt peaking
  • Ultrawideband

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