DocumentCode
795315
Title
Small-signal MMIC amplifiers with bridged T-coil matching networks
Author
Selmi, L. ; Estreich, D.B. ; Ricco, Bruno
Author_Institution
DEIS, Bologna Univ., Italy
Volume
27
Issue
7
fYear
1992
fDate
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1093
Lastpage
1096
Abstract
Addresses the application of bridged T-coils to the design of multiplicative gain monolithic microwave IC (MMIC) amplifiers. The multiplicative gain MMIC amplifier exploits the broad-band matching properties of T-coils to achieve good input and output return loss, as well as high gain per stage. After reviewing the main theoretical aspects of this design approach, an actual circuit that provides gain, input, and output return losses in excess of 6, 10, and 8 dB, respectively, in the 50-MHz to 6-GHz bandwidth is described.
Keywords
MMIC; coils; impedance matching; microwave amplifiers; 50 MHz to 6 GHz; 6 to 10 dB; MMIC amplifiers; bridged T-coil matching networks; broad-band matching properties; multiplicative gain monolithic microwave IC; return loss; small signal amplifiers; Application specific integrated circuits; Bandwidth; Circuits; Distributed amplifiers; FETs; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; MESFETs; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Transfer functions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9200
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/4.142607
Filename
142607
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