Title :
A 1.8 dB noise figure low DC power MMIC LNA for C-band
Author :
Kucera, J.J. ; Lott, U.
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A two stage monolithic on chip matched low noise amplifier (LNA) for the frequency range of 5 to 6 GHz has been designed. A 50 /spl Omega/ noise figure of 1.8 dB and an associated gain of 16.5 dB were measured at a DC power dissipation of only 6 mW from a 1 V supply, including the bias circuitry. At 5.5 GHz the input return loss and reverse isolation are better than -10 dB and -35 dB, respectively.
Keywords :
MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; field effect MMIC; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; 1 V; 1.8 dB; 16.5 dB; 5 to 6 GHz; 6 mW; C-band; DC power; DC power dissipation; MMIC LNA; bias circuitry; input return loss; matched low noise amplifier; reverse isolation; Circuit noise; Frequency; Gain measurement; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Power dissipation; Power measurement; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1998. Technical Digest 1998., 20th Annual
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5049-9
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.1998.722675
