Title :
A highly linear bipolar 1 V folded cascode 1.9 GHz low noise amplifier
Author :
Ray, B. ; Manku, T. ; Beards, R.D. ; Nisbet, J.J. ; Kung, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We present a 1 V 1.9 GHz cascode bipolar LNA, which dissipates 4 mW, has a gain of 10.9 dB, NF of 2.3 dB, and an IIP3 of -3.7 dB. The relatively high linearity was achieved without compromising power dissipation, gain, and noise figure in comparison to a conventional cascode LNA
Keywords :
MMIC amplifiers; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; 1 V; 1.9 GHz; 10.9 dB; 2.3 dB; 4 mW; RF IC; RFIC bipolar process; bipolar LNA; folded cascode LNA; highly linear LNA; low noise amplifier; Circuit topology; Impedance; Inductors; Linearity; Low voltage; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Power dissipation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5712-4
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.1999.803549
