Design of an integrated low noise amplifier with embedded passives in organic substrates

Author

Govind, Vinu ; Dalmia, Sidharth ; Swarninathan, M.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

21-23 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

70

Abstract

Sensitivity of a low noise amplifier (LNA) is a function of the noise figure, which in turn is dependant on the quality factors (Qs) of the passives used in the LNA circuit. High-Q embedded passives on organic substrates provide a viable alternative to using discrete elements or low-Q on-chip passives. This paper discusses an integrated LNA using embedded high-Q passives for Bluetooth applications.

Keywords

Bluetooth; Q-factor; amplifiers; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; thin film capacitors; thin film inductors; thin film resistors; Bluetooth applications; LNA sensitivity; discrete elements; embedded passives; high-Q embedded passives; integrated LNA; integrated low noise amplifier design; low-Q on-chip passives; noise figure; organic substrates; quality factors; Circuit noise; Impedance; Inductors; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Q factor; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 2002 IEEE 11th Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7451-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPEP.2002.1057885

Filename

1057885