Title :
Miniaturized RF/cellular low noise amplifier design having low bias power
Author :
Ching, Aaron H. ; Branner, G.R. ; Thomas, Donald G., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
A key building block in RF and communications devices, amplifiers play an essential role in the efficiency and flexibility of circuits. This paper details techniques in the design and development of a low power consumption amplifier that achieves the contradictory characteristics of extremely low noise figure and high gain. The method is illustrated by the realization discrete 900 MHz spatially compact amplifier circuit
Keywords :
bipolar transistor circuits; cellular radio; circuit CAD; circuit noise; circuit optimisation; minimisation; radiofrequency amplifiers; 900 MHz; RF devices; cellular low noise amplifier; communications devices; efficiency; flexibility; gain; miniaturized amplifier design; noise figure; spatially compact amplifier circuit; Active noise reduction; Circuit noise; Energy consumption; High power amplifiers; Low-noise amplifiers; Microwave circuits; Microwave communication; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings of the 40th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sacramento, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3694-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1997.666200
