• DocumentCode
    1921983
  • Title

    15 GHz wideband amplifier with 2.8 dB noise figure in SiGe bipolar technology

  • Author

    Knapp, H. ; Zoschg, D. ; Meister, T. ; Aufinger, K. ; Boguth, S. ; Treitinger, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Corp. Res., Infineon Technol. AG, Munich, Germany
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    20-24 May 2001
  • Firstpage
    591
  • Abstract
    We present a wideband amplifier with 12 dB gain and a 3-dB bandwidth of 15 GHz. The noise figure is 2.8 dB for frequencies up to 10 GHz and 4 dB at 15 GHz. The circuit is manufactured in an advanced SiGe bipolar technology and consumes 7.2 mA from a 3.3 V supply.
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; MMIC amplifiers; bipolar MMIC; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; semiconductor materials; wideband amplifiers; 12 dB; 15 GHz; 2.8 to 4 dB; 3.3 V; 7.2 mA; LNA; SiGe; SiGe bipolar technology; broadband amplifier; low-noise amplifier; wideband amplifier; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Circuits; Frequency response; Gain; Germanium silicon alloys; Inductors; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Silicon germanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6538-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966963
  • Filename
    966963