A 2.24 mW 74 dBΩ-Gain, dc to 600 MHz-BW differential baseband amplifier for 60 GHz wireless applications

Author

Horng-Yuan Shih ; Chun-Fan Chen ; Sheng-Kai Lin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tamkang Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

23

Issue

3

fYear

2013

fDate

Mar-13

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

154

Abstract

A low power, wideband and high linearity current-mode based differential baseband amplifier with a bandwidth from dc to 600 MHz applied for 60 GHz zero-IF RF receiver is presented. The wideband differential baseband amplifier is realized in a 90 nm CMOS process. A series-series feedback technique and a Q-enhanced active inductor are adopted in the current-mode baseband amplifier for achieving wideband and high linearity under a small current consumption. The measured maximum BW of 600 MHz, gain of 74 dBΩ and OIP3 of +12.5 dBV are realized with power consumption of only 2.24 mW under a supply voltage of 1.4 V. The measured performance shows the baseband amplifier fulfills the requirements for 60 GHz zero-IF RF transceivers.

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; circuit feedback; differential amplifiers; inductors; low-power electronics; power consumption; radio transceivers; wideband amplifiers; BW differential baseband amplifier; CMOS process; Q-enhanced active inductor; bandwidth 600 MHz; current consumption; frequency 60 GHz; high linearity current-mode based differential baseband amplifier; low power wideband current-mode based differential baseband amplifier; power 2.24 mW; power consumption; series-series feedback technique; size 90 nm; voltage 1.4 V; wireless application; zero-IF RF receiver; zero-IF RF transceiver; Baseband; Current measurement; Gain; Linearity; Receivers; Wideband; Analog baseband; current amplifier; low power; ultra wideband (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2013.2244874

Filename

6461444