Title :
A CMOS distributed amplifier with current reuse optimization
Author :
Mei-Fen Chou ; Wen-An Tsou ; Dunn, Robert H. ; Huang, Hsiang-Lin ; Wen, Kuei-Ann ; Chang, Chun-Yen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
A CMOS distributed amplifier with current reuse optimization is presented. Using current reuse technique, the distributed amplifier achieves low power consumption while retaining the same gain-bandwidth product in comparison with standard common-source topology. The DA demonstrates low current consumption of only 12.9 mA with 4 dB gain from 3 to 8 GHz using a 0.18-mum CMOS technology. An analog behavior model is also developed for system-level simulation to shorten the design time and increase design quality for future integrated wide-band transceivers
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; distributed amplifiers; low-power electronics; 0.18 micron; 12.9 mA; 3 to 8 GHz; 4 dB; CMOS distributed amplifier; current reuse optimization; gain-bandwidth product; wide-band transceivers; Bandwidth; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Distributed amplifiers; Energy consumption; MOS devices; Power system modeling; Semiconductor device modeling; Transceivers; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Island of Kos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9389-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693275
