Title :
CMOS RF buffer amplifier design
Author :
Watanabe, Glenn ; Lau, Henry
Author_Institution :
Wireless Syst. & Subscribers Group, Motorola Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA
fDate :
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article presents two integrated RF buffer amplifier designs applicable in CMOS process technology for wireless communication applications. These circuits are used as a LO buffer amplifier to convert a single-ended input to a differential output from 1.3 GHz to 1.6 GHz to drive a balanced mixer. On-chip inductors are used in the two designs to fully exploit the advantage of low power consumption of CMOS processes
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; UHF mixers; differential amplifiers; driver circuits; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; 1.3 to 1.6 GHz; CMOS RF buffer amplifier design; Gilbert cell mixer; LO buffer amplifier; balanced mixer driver; differential output; downconverter; low power consumption; on-chip inductors; single-ended input; wireless communication applications; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Communications technology; Differential amplifiers; Energy consumption; Inductors; Integrated circuit technology; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5761-2
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.1999.829783
