• DocumentCode
    755209
  • Title

    Versatile wideband impedance matching circuit based on current conveyors

  • Author

    Godara, B. ; Fabre, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Lab. IXL, Univ. Bordeaux, Talence
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    The first active impedance matching circuit for RF applications is introduced. It adapts arbitrary output impedances to values between 50 and 250 Omega, from 0 to 5 GHz, and occupies only 0.005 mm2 in 0.35 mum SiGe-BiCMOS. It is vastly superior to traditional passive-element solutions by being: the first flexible matching circuit to adapt any impedance to any desired value; the smallest matching circuit ever; and a rare example of wideband matching. Application to a low-noise amplifier proves the potential of the new circuit
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; UHF integrated circuits; current conveyors; impedance matching; low noise amplifiers; 0 to 5 GHz; 0.35 micron; BiCMOS; RF applications; SiGe; current conveyors; flexible matching circuit; low-noise amplifier; wideband impedance matching circuit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20073853
  • Filename
    4138082
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=755209