• DocumentCode
    1851613
  • Title

    Design of a 1.8 V high frequency CMOS variable gain amplifier with a novel dB-linear gain structure

  • Author

    Hu, Wei ; Song, Seunghyun ; Choi, Bongryul ; Kim, Jae-Whui

  • Author_Institution
    Syst. LSI, Samsung Electron., Gyeonggi, South Korea
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    25-28 July 2004
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a novel dB-linear gain structure is introduced. Based on this structure, a high frequency and high dynamic range variable gain amplifier (VGA) is presented. The VGA circuit is designed for a satellite receiver application, operating from 950 MHz to 2.15 GHz. Simulation results were achieved using 0.18 μm CMOS technology, and shown a good dB-linear control characteristic with dynamic gain range of 85 dB.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; artificial satellites; circuit simulation; integrated circuit design; radio receivers; space vehicle electronics; 0.18 micron; 1.8 V; 85 dB; 950 MHz to 2.15 GHz; CMOS technology; amplifier circuit design; circuit simulation; high dynamic range variable gain amplifier; high frequency CMOS variable gain amplifier; linear control; linear gain structure; satellite receiver application; CMOS technology; Circuits; Dynamic range; Equations; Frequency; Gain; Resistors; Satellites; Transconductance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2004. MWSCAS '04. The 2004 47th Midwest Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8346-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2004.1353913
  • Filename
    1353913