DocumentCode
2624142
Title
Distributed amplifier design for low noise applications
Author
Mishra, Chakrapani ; Chunyu Xin
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fYear
2004
fDate
8-10 Sept. 2004
Firstpage
305
Lastpage
308
Abstract
Design considerations for a distributed amplifier as a low-noise front-end block are discussed. Noise analysis for the distributed amplifier with real transmission lines is shown in detail. The analysis for gain and noise figure is verified with simulation results from a 5-stage distributed amplifier implemented in a 0.18 μm CMOS process.
Keywords
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; distributed amplifiers; high-frequency transmission lines; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; microwave amplifiers; microwave integrated circuits; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave integrated circuits; random noise; wideband amplifiers; 0.18 micron; 10 to 66 GHz; CMOS process; distributed amplifier design; front-end block; gain; low-noise amplifier; noise figure; transmission lines; wideband amplifiers; Ask IEEE; Distributed amplifiers; Document delivery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2004. Digest of Papers. 2004 Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8703-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMIC.2004.1398230
Filename
1398230
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