Title :
Optimizing a low noise amplifier for UMTS standard through a heuristic
Author :
Boughariou, M. ; Fakhfakh, M. ; Ben Amor, M. ; Loulou, M. ; Cooren, Y. ; Siarry, P.
Author_Institution :
LETI, Nat. Eng. Sch. of Sfax, Sfax
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach of optimization to design and to size a low noise amplifier for the UMTS standard, using 0.35 mum CMOS technology. At 2.14 GHz, the LNA exhibits a voltage gain of 14.63 dB, a noise figure of 0.63 dB, and a 1 dB compression point of 0.12 dBm.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; CMOS integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; circuit optimisation; low noise amplifiers; CMOS technology; UHF amplifier; UMTS standard; frequency 2.14 GHz; gain 14.63 dB; heuristic; low noise amplifier; noise figure 0.63 dB; optimization; size 0.35 mum; 3G mobile communication; Circuit noise; Design optimization; Impedance matching; Low pass filters; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems for Communications, 2008. ECCSC 2008. 4th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bucharest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2419-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2420-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECCSC.2008.4611654