Title :
A 2.4 mW, 11.7±0.4dB, 3 to 5 GHz wide-band LNA for super-regenerative IR-UWB receiver
Author :
Yi Peng ; Bo Wang ; Tongning Hu ; Jinhai Zhang ; Xin´an Wang
Author_Institution :
Shenzhen Grad. Sch., Key Lab. of Integrated Microsyst., Peking Univ., Shenzhen, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a low-power wideband LNA for the Super-Regenerative IR-UWB receiver. To meet the LNA figures of merit, which are the wideband gain flatness, low power and low noise figure, we have proposed an improved input matching network, combined with the current-reuse technique and the power-constrained simultaneous noise and input matching (PCSNIM). Designed with CMOS 0.18 μm technology, this 3-5 GHz LNA demonstrates the power-gain of 11.8dB with only ±0.4dB variation, a minimum NF of 3.5 dB and an input impedance matching lower than -10 dB across the 3-5 GHz band. The LNA core consumes only 2.4 mW from 1.2 V supply voltage and 2 mA current.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; field effect MMIC; low noise amplifiers; low-power electronics; microwave receivers; radio receivers; ultra wideband communication; wideband amplifiers; CMOS technology; PCSNIM; current 2 mA; current reuse technique; frequency 3 GHz to 5 GHz; gain 11.8 dB; low noise amplifiers; low noise figure; low-power wideband LNA; noise figure 3.5 dB; power 2.4 mW; power constrained simultaneous noise and input matching; size 0.18 mum; super-regenerative IR-UWB receiver; voltage 1.2 V; CMOS integrated circuits; Gain; Impedance matching; Noise; Noise measurement; Receivers; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC (ASICON), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6415-7
DOI :
10.1109/ASICON.2013.6812034
