• DocumentCode
    3491981
  • Title

    A high gain-bandwidth product transimpedance amplifier for MEMS-based oscillators

  • Author

    Nabki, F. ; El-Gamal, M.N.

  • Author_Institution
    McGill Univ., Montreal, QC
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    15-19 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    454
  • Lastpage
    457
  • Abstract
    A variable gain differential transimpedance amplifier (TIA) optimized for MEMS-based oscillator applications is presented. The TIA achieves a variable gain of 17 kOmega to 290 kOmega, i.e. a gain range of 25 dB. The 3-dB bandwidths corresponding to these gains are 256 MHz and 103 MHz, respectively. The suitability of the TIA for the targeted application is demonstrated by combining it with a MEMS resonator to create an oscillator at the frequency of 8.29 MHz, with a phase noise of -89 dBc/Hz at a 1 kHz offset frequency.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; differential amplifiers; micromechanical devices; operational amplifiers; oscillators; radio applications; resonators; MEMS resonator; MEMS-based oscillators; frequency 8.29 MHz; gain 25 dB; high gain-bandwidth product transimpedance amplifier; variable gain differential transimpedance amplifier (TIA); CMOS technology; Differential amplifiers; Electrostatics; Frequency; Gain; Micromechanical devices; Oscillators; RLC circuits; Transducers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2008. ESSCIRC 2008. 34th European
  • Conference_Location
    Edinburgh
  • ISSN
    1930-8833
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2361-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1930-8833
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESSCIRC.2008.4681890
  • Filename
    4681890