Title :
Low-voltage wideband compact CMOS variable gain amplifier
Author :
Thanachayanont, A. ; Naktongkul, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., King Mongkut´´s Inst. of Technol. Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
A novel low-voltage wideband CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) is proposed. Using a 0.13 μm CMOS technology, the VGA exhibits a linear-dB controllable gain range of 40 dB with a bandwidth in excess of 130 MHz, while drawing only 50 μA from a single 1 V power supply voltage.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; wideband amplifiers; 0.13 micron; 1 V; 130 MHz; 40 dB; 50 muA; CMOS technology; linear-dB controllable gain; low voltage wideband compact CMOS variable gain amplifier; wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20057110
