• DocumentCode
    3210370
  • Title

    Improvement of ultra-wideband LNA parameters; multi-objective algorithm for flatness over bandwidth less 3dB

  • Author

    Matindoust, S. ; Bajestani, G. Sadeghy ; Akhlaghi, I.A. ; Nabovati, H. ; Vahedian, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sadjad Inst. for Higher Educ., Mashhad, Iran
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    15-17 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    154
  • Lastpage
    159
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we proposed a low noise amplifier (LNA) for ultra wideband (UWB) applications using TSMC 0.18μm CMOS technology. Our design consists of two simple stages with a connected resistive feedback. The first stage utilizes self degeneration techniques and cascade structure to obtain a wide band input matching and low noise figure. A common source amplifier with resistive feedback technique as the two stage achieves high flat gain. Having a gain-flatness over the entire frequency range is one challenge in UWB Circuits. On The other hand, having a high gain, low noise figure, input and output matching for all frequency bands are significant for the designer. For having the best trade-offs between these two cases, both genetic and Multi-Objective PSO optimization techniques are used. Proposed optimization application of Multi-Objective Algorithm has been successfully applied to LNA, optimization variable and compare with other reasearch. Symmetric nature is obtained both in terms of S- parameter as well as flatness over a wide bandwidth for of the gain and noise figure. These results are compared with other optimization techniques such as Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). This algorithm provides: gain more than 15dB, low noise figure (lower than 3.5dB) over a wide bandwidth (less than 3 dB), more reverse isolation than <;-45 dB and better input/output matching within a supply voltage of 1.8V.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; S-parameters; genetic algorithms; low noise amplifiers; particle swarm optimisation; ultra wideband technology; S-parameter; TSMC CMOS technology; UWB circuits; cascade structure; common source amplifier; connected resistive feedback; gain flatness; genetic algorithm; low noise amplifier; multiobjective PSO optimization technique; noise figure; particle swarm optimization; self-degeneration technique; size 0.18 mum; ultrawideband LNA parameters; voltage 1.8 V; wideband input matching; Algorithm design and analysis; Biological cells; Genetic algorithms; Noise measurement; Radio frequency; CMOS; Genetic Algorithm; Low noise amplifier; Multi-Objective algorithm; Swarm Optimization; Ultra-wideband; resistive feedback;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2012 20th Iranian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tehran
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1149-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IranianCEE.2012.6292343
  • Filename
    6292343