• DocumentCode
    2163866
  • Title

    A variable gain CMOS amplifier with exponential gain control

  • Author

    Mangelsdorf, C.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Analog Devices, Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    15-17 June 2000
  • Firstpage
    146
  • Lastpage
    149
  • Abstract
    A variable gain amplifier architecture suitable for foundry CMOS is constructed using linearized transconductance blocks. The use of a four-transistor transconductance cell allows for wider gain range and larger signal swing under low supply conditions than the simple differential pair used in previous work. Experimental results with 0.6 /spl mu/m CMOS show -5 to 35 dB gain and 20 MHz bandwidth at 21 mW.
  • Keywords
    Amplifiers; CMOS analog integrated circuits; Gain control; Integrated circuit design; 0 to 35 dB; 0.6 micron; 20 MHz; 21 mW; exponential gain control; four-transistor transconductance cell; gain range; linearized transconductance blocks; low supply conditions; signal swing; variable gain CMOS amplifier; variable gain amplifier architecture; Adaptive signal processing; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Diodes; Foundries; Gain control; Linearity; Transconductance; Transconductors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Circuits, 2000. Digest of Technical Papers. 2000 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6309-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLSIC.2000.852875
  • Filename
    852875