Title :
CMOS LNA for wireless biomedical telemetry
Author :
Moreno, R.L. ; Rodrigues, E.C.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Group, Univ. Fed. de Itajuba, Brazil
Abstract :
A low-noise amplifier (LNA) fabricated in a standard 0.35 μm AMS CMOS process is described. The LNA is part of a telemetry system which is part of a R&D project for biomedical applications. The goal is to build a low-power 174-230 MHz RF transmitter-receiver suitable for measuring blood pressure on a patient body. The low noise amplifier is composed of transistors only, which allows full integration on a standard CMOS process. The LNA has been measured to have a noise figure of 2.6 dB and a 21.7 dB gain at 200 MHz. The input IP3 is -12 dBm.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; VHF amplifiers; biomedical telemetry; blood pressure measurement; low-power electronics; radiotelemetry; transceivers; 0.35 micron; 174 to 230 MHz; 2.6 dB; 200 MHz; 21.7 dB; CMOS process; LNA; RF transistors; RF transmitter-receiver; blood pressure measurement; low noise amplifier; telemetry system; wireless biomedical telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Circuits, Devices and Systems, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-cds:20045132
