Low-noise amplifier path for ultrasound system applications

Author

Yoon, Jayang ; Lee, Seok ; Kim, Jaehoon ; Song, Namjin ; Koh, Jinseok ; Choi, Joongho

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2010

fDate

6-9 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

244

Lastpage

247

Abstract

In this paper, the amplifier path consisting of the low-noise amplifier (LNA) and programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) is designed. For lower input-referred noise power, the active input impedance termination should be indispensable. The novel circuit is proposed for high-performance LNA. The PGA is designed to cover the operating range of 48dB. The analog front-end is designed and verified in a 0.18-μm CMOS technology. Power dissipation is 56mW for a single supply voltage of 1.8V.

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; impedance matching; low noise amplifiers; CMOS technology; active input impedance termination; analog frontend; input impedance matching; low noise amplifier; power 56 mW; programmable gain amplifier; size 0.18 mum; ultrasound system application; voltage 1.8 V; CMOS integrated circuits; Electronics packaging; Frequency measurement; Gain; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise; Resistors; Active Input Impedance Matching; Low-Noise Amplifier; Programmable-Gain Amplifier;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2010 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7454-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCCAS.2010.5774981

Filename

5774981