Title :
A wideband MMIC low noise amplifier with series and shunt feedback
Author :
Rossi, Francesco ; Chau-Ching Chiong ; Huei Wang ; Ming-Tang Chen ; Jiang, Frank ; So, P. L. ; Claude, Stephane ; Bornemann, Jens
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A two-stage MMIC low noise amplifier design is presented using series and shunt feedbacks to achieve simultaneously low noise, input matching and gain flatness performances across the frequency range of 4 to 12 GHz. The amplifier fits into a small die of 2×1 mm2, and achieves a flat gain of 20 dB and a minimum noise figure of 1.5 dB.
Keywords :
MMIC amplifiers; feedback amplifiers; low noise amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; flat gain; frequency 4 GHz to 12 GHz; frequency range; gain 20 dB; gain flatness performances; input matching performance; noise figure 1.5 dB; series feedback; shunt feedback; small die; wideband MMIC low noise amplifier; Field effect transistors; Gain; Inductors; Noise; Noise figure; Optimized production technology; Shunts (electrical); LNA; Low noise amplifier; MMIC; Noise figure;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2014 16th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2014.6887707
