Title :
A 1.5 V, 1.5 GHz CMOS low noise amplifier
Author :
Shaeffer, D.K. ; Lee, T.H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Syst., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
A 1.5 GHz low noise amplifier for a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver has been implemented in a 0.6 /spl mu/m CMOS process. This amplifier provides a forward gain of 22 dB with a noise figure of only 3.5 dB while drawing 30 mW from a 1.5 V supply. To the authors´ knowledge, this represents the lowest noise figure reported to date for a CMOS amplifier operating above 1 GHz.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; Global Positioning System; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; radio receivers; 0.6 micron; 1.5 GHz; 1.5 V; 22 dB; 3.5 dB; 30 mW; CMOS LNA; GPS receiver; Global Positioning System; UHF IC; low noise amplifier; CMOS process; Gain; Global Positioning System; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits, 1996. Digest of Technical Papers., 1996 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3339-X
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.1996.507705
