• DocumentCode
    3269130
  • Title

    A novel wide-band 5.3 GHz ESD protected input and output matched low noise amplifier

  • Author

    Salmeh, Roghoyeh ; Maundy, Brent ; Johnston, Ronald

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Calgary, Calgary
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    5-8 Aug. 2007
  • Firstpage
    996
  • Lastpage
    999
  • Abstract
    In this paper the design of a novel 5.3 GHz wide band input and output matched low noise amplifier (LNA) is presented. The LNA uses a conventional cascode architecture and is implemented in IBM SiGe5AM technology. Powered by a 2-V supply the LNA features 11.13dB of measured power gain and a 3 GHz bandwidth at 5.3 GHz. The LNA draws only 8 mA current from a 2 V supply. Input and output return losses of -12.6 dB and -9.16 dB have been achieved, respectively.
  • Keywords
    electrostatic discharge; low noise amplifiers; low-power electronics; ESD; IBM SiGe5AM technology; bandwidth 3 GHz; bandwidth 5.3 GHz; cascode architecture; current 8 mA; gain 11.13 dB; loss -12.6 dB; loss -9.16 dB; low noise amplifier; voltage 2 V; Broadband amplifiers; Capacitors; Electrostatic discharge; Impedance matching; Inductors; Integrated circuit noise; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Protection; Radio frequency; IEEE 801.11a standard; Low noise amplifier (LNA); RF integrated circuits; Wide-Band LNA;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • ISSN
    1548-3746
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1175-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1548-3746
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488730
  • Filename
    4488730