• DocumentCode
    1333436
  • Title

    Fully differential variable gain amplifier for 60 GHz applications

  • Author

    Hauptmann, S. ; Carta, C. ; Ellinger, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Circuit Design & Network Theor., Dresden Univ. of Technol., Dresden, Germany
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1330
  • Lastpage
    1331
  • Abstract
    The design and measurement results of a fully differential variable gain amplifier, which is suitable as a low noise amplifier in a V-band receiver, are presented. The amplifier provides a measured gain of S21 = 18 dB at a noise figure of NF = 6.5 dB. Input and output are matched to a differential 100 Ω impedance. Control currents allow easy steering of the gain in a wide range, impairing neither input nor output matching.
  • Keywords
    differential amplifiers; low noise amplifiers; V-band receiver; frequency 60 GHz; fully differential variable gain amplifier; low noise amplifier;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.1731
  • Filename
    5585044