Design of 2-10 GHz feedback MMIC LNA using << Visual >> technique

Author

Cherkashin, M.V. ; Eyllier, D. ; Babak, L.I. ; Billonnet, L. ; Jarry, B. ; Zaitsev, D.A. ; Dyagilev, A.V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Syst., Tomsk State Univ. of Control Syst. & Radioelectronics, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

4-6 Oct. 2005

Abstract

The design of broadband feedback MMIC LNA using a new interactive "visual" technique is presented. The technique allows the fast and convenient design of amplifiers with compensation/feedback two-terminal networks taking into account a simultaneous set of performances, including the gain, gain flatness, noise figure, input and output return losses, and stability. With "visual" CAD tools, AMP-CF and LOCUS, a 2-10 GHz single-stage MMIC LNA has been designed and implemented in 0.2 μm HEMT GaAs technology, providing gain 11.7±1.1 dB, noise figure 2.2 dB, input and output return losses -9.6 dB and -11.7 dB, respectively.

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; MMIC amplifiers; circuit CAD; feedback amplifiers; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit design; low noise amplifiers; wideband amplifiers; -11.7 dB; -9.6 dB; 2 to 10 GHz; 2.2 dB; GaAs; HEMT technology; broadband feedback MMIC LNA; high electron mobility transistors; interactive visual technique; two-terminal networks; visual CAD tools; Broadband amplifiers; Design automation; Frequency; MMICs; Noise figure; Output feedback; Performance gain; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Stability; State feedback;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2005 European

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-2-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610136

Filename

1610136