Title :
A linear-in-dB SiGe HBT wideband high dynamic range RF envelope detector
Author :
Pan, Hsuan-Yu Marcus ; Larson, Lawrence E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A linear-in-dB wideband, SiGe HBT high dynamic range RF envelope detector is presented. The detector operates from 200MHz to 2.5GHz with 50dB maximum dynamic range.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; heterojunction bipolar transistors; HBT wideband high dynamic range; RF envelope detector; frequency 200 MHz to 2.5 GHz; heterojunction bipolar transistors; linear-in-dB; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Envelope detectors; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; Virtual colonoscopy; Voltage; Wideband; Gilbert multiplier; Linear-in-dB; Multi-tanh; Power detector; Variable Gain Amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6240-7
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2010.5477405
