Title :
Charge-pump controlled variable gain amplifier
Author :
Balteanu, F. ; Cloutier, M.
Author_Institution :
Philsar Electron., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
4/30/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel and accurate variable gain control loop is presented which can be designed using conventional ASIC stages. The proposed architecture is well-suited for low-power wireless communications where a high dynamic range is presented
Keywords :
automatic gain control; feedback amplifiers; radiofrequency amplifiers; ASIC stages; GPS receiver; charge-pump controlled amplifier; high dynamic range; low-power wireless communications; variable gain amplifier; variable gain control loop;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980644
