Title :
Distributed cascode amplifier and noise figure modeling of an arbitrary amplifier configuration
Author :
Dawson, Daniel ; Salib, M. ; Dickens, Luke
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric Co., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
The modeling and fabrication of a cascode 2-6GHz distributed amplifier with a 1.2:1 input and output VSWR and 4.2dB noise figure will be discussed. The technique for modeling the noise figure extends to an arbitrary combination of active devices in a nodal network.
Keywords :
Character generation; Distributed amplifiers; FETs; Impedance; Microstrip; Microwave theory and techniques; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Transmission line theory; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1984 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1984.1156587
