• DocumentCode
    3199288
  • Title

    An automatically matched CMOS attenuator at C-band with improved control linearity

  • Author

    Mayer, Uwe ; Wickert, Michael ; Eickhoff, Ralf ; Ellinger, Fran

  • Author_Institution
    Circuit Design & Network Theor., Dresden Univ. of Technol., Dresden, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    9-11 Nov. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this work, a fully differential CMOS attenuator for C-band comprising matching and control linearization loops is presented. At 5.6 GHz, a total attenuation range of 3.8-29.4 dB was measured. The phase changes only by ±6° in an attenuation control range of 15 dB. The control amplifiers draw a total current of 0.54 mA from a single 2.5 V supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; attenuators; field effect MMIC; C-band; attenuation control range; control amplifiers; control linearization loops; current 0.54 mA; frequency 5.6 GHz; fully differential CMOS attenuator; linear control; loss 3.8 dB to 29.4 dB; matching control loops; voltage 2.5 V; Attenuation; Attenuators; Automatic control; CMOS technology; Circuit synthesis; Gain control; Linearity; Radio frequency; Topology; Voltage control; Attenuator; C-band; CMOS; matching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems, 2009. COMCAS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tel Aviv
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3985-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMCAS.2009.5386004
  • Filename
    5386004