短沟道下共栅结构宽带CMOS LNA的设计

基于短沟道MOS器件的过量因子随沟道长度降低缓慢增加的特征,研究了短沟道下共栅结构宽带低噪声放大器的噪声性能,并在0.18μm CMOS工艺下设计实现了共栅结构的宽带低噪声放大器.流片测试结果表明,在1.8 V电源电压、4.1 mA工作电流下,该系统获得6.1 dB的最小噪声系数;综合性能与长沟道下相近,符合理论分析和设计要求.     

一种适用于5G通信的分布式低噪声放大器

宽带低噪声放大器是5G无线通信系统中的关键模块。针对6 GHz以下5G通信应用频段,基于65 nm CMOS工艺,设计了一种三级均匀分布式宽带低噪声放大器。在增益单元电路中,采用噪声抵消技术降低了噪声,同时实现了信号的单转双变换,并通过电流复用技术提升了增益。栅极人工传输线的终端采用了RL型负载,进一步改善了放大器的噪声性能。仿真结果表明,该分布式低噪声放大器的带宽为0.5~5.7 GHz,带内增益达到24.2 dB,噪声系数低于4.5 dB,而最小噪声系数仅为2.7 dB。     

级联型低噪声放大器设计和优化的研究

文章详细分析了共源共栅级联型低噪声放大器的优化设计方法。文章首先简要的介绍共源共栅MOSFET低噪声放大器优化设计步骤。在此基础上，通过分析整个级联型低噪声放大器的密勒效应对优化设计的影响，进一步提出了对共栅级MOSFET的沟道宽度优化的必要性。最后，文章以一个工作于2．4GHz，0．5gm工艺的低噪声放大器设计为例，证实了前面理论分析的正确性，并根据低噪声放大器的主要设计指标给出了共源共栅结构下共栅级MOSFET的沟道宽度的优化方法。     

低电压低功耗宽带CMOS低噪声放大器的设计

设计了一种应用于宽带(0.8～3.0GHz)接收机的低电压低功耗低噪声放大器。该放大器以折叠的共源共栅结构为基础,采用噪声抵消结构,通过两条并联的等增益支路来抵消匹配器件在输出端所产生的噪声,实现输入阻抗匹配和噪声优化。电路采用0.18μm CMOS工艺,利用Cadence软件进行设计和仿真。结果表明,该低噪声放大器在0.8～3.0GHz带宽范围内噪声系数(NF)小于3.2dB,电压增益(S21)在17.6～18.5dB之间,S11小于-12dB,S22小于-20dB,在0.8V电源电压下,功耗为9.7mW,版图面积为0.18mm2。     

用于宽带低噪声放大器中的微波GaAsMESFET的设计

作为宽带低噪声放大器中的 GaAs 肖特基势垒栅场效应晶体管的设计基础,本文以半经验的方式研究了基本器件参数与两端噪声参数之间的关系。一组四个噪声参数表示为 GaAs 肖特基势垒栅场效应晶体管的等效电路元件的简单函数。然后,每个元件以这个器件的几何和材料参数的简单解析式表示。这样,依据几何和材料参数就建立起四个噪声参数的实用表达式。在这四个噪声参数中,对于宽带低噪声放大器来说最小噪声系数F_(min)和等效噪声电阻 R_n 是起决定性的。低的 R_n 对输入失配较不灵敏,且能够由一个短的重掺杂薄有源沟道获得。这样一个高沟道掺杂厚度比率(N/a)能产生高功率增益,但与得到低噪声系数 F_(min)是相矛盾的。所以,对于最好的全面的放大器性能来说,折衷选择掺杂浓度 N和沟道厚度 a 是必要的。为表示最佳选择给出了四个数字例子。     

CMOS双带低噪声放大器

描述了基于CMOS工艺的双带低噪声放大器的设计,其目的是用单个低噪声放大器取代双带收发机(如符合IEEE 802.11a和802.11b/g标准的WLAN)中的两个单独的低噪声放大器.讨论了输入功率和噪声的双带同时匹配以及负载对增益的影响.芯片的加工工艺是0.25μm CMOS混合及射频工艺.并总结和分析了芯片的测试结果.     

1.9GHz0.18μm CMOS低噪声放大器的设计

针对1.9GHzPHS和DECT无线接入系统的应用,提出了一种可工作于1.2V电压的基于源级电感负反馈共源共栅结构而改进的CMOS低噪声放大器,并对其电路结构、噪声及线性特性等主要性能进行分析。并与传统的低噪声放大器进行对比,该电路采用两级放大结构,通过加入电容和电感负反馈可以分别实现低功耗约束下的噪声优化和高的线性度。采用TSMC0.18μm CMOS工艺模型设计与验证,实验结果表明：该低噪声放大器能很好满足要求,且具有1.4dB的噪声系数和好的线性度,输入1dB压缩点-7.8dBm,增益11dB,功耗11mW。     

3～5GHz超宽带并联负反馈低噪声放大器的设计

设计了一种用于3～5GHz MB-OFDM超宽带接收机射频前端的CMOS低噪声放大器(LNA).分析了RC电阻反馈式低噪声放大器的结构,针对其存在的噪声大、增益低等问题,提出一种改进电路结构;增加了一个源极电感,以克服上述电路的不足,采用TSMC 0.18μm RFCMOS工艺,进行设计和仿真.仿真结果表明:改进结构在...     

CMOS双带低噪声放大器

描述了基于CMOS工艺的双带低噪声放大器的设计,其目的是用单个低噪声放大器取代双带收发机(如符合IEEE 80 2 .11a和80 2 .11b/g标准的WL AN)中的两个单独的低噪声放大器.讨论了输入功率和噪声的双带同时匹配以及负载对增益的影响.芯片的加工工艺是0 .2 5μm CMOS混合及射频工艺.并总结和分析了芯片的测试结果     

一种低功耗2.4GHz低噪声放大器设计

设计了一个低功耗2.4 GHz低噪声放大器,并详细阐述了电路的噪声匹配理论.该低噪声放大器采用经典的共源共栅结构,为了同时满足共轭匹配与噪声匹配,在输入管的栅源间增加了一个电容Cex.电路设计采用SMIC 65 nm CMOS工艺,并用Cadence进行仿真.仿真结果表明:电路在1.2V电源电压下的功耗小于7 mW,噪...     

A Systematical Approach for Noise in CMOS LNA

A systematic approach is used to analyze the noise in CMOS low noise amplifier(LNA),including channel noise and induced gate noise in MOS devices.A new analytical formula for noise figure is proposed.Based on this formula,the impacts of distributed gate resistance and intrinsic channel resistance on noise performance are discussed.Two kinds of noise optimization approaches are performed and applied to the design of a 5.2GHz CMOS LNA.     

Analysis and optimization of the impact of channel resistance on CMOS LNA noise performance

The intrinsic channel resistance, which is caused by the finite charging time of the carriers in the inversion layer, has remarkable impact on RF CMOS circuits, especially low noise amplifier (LNA), the first block of receiver. The impact of channel resistance on the noise performance of LNA is thoroughly studied and analyzed in this paper, and then new formulae are proposed systematically. Moreover, revised noise figure optimization technique is presented. All of this work will be very instructive for the design of high performance LNA.     

Design Guidelines for the Noise Optimization of a 0.18 μm CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier

This paper presents the design considerations for the noise optimization of fully integrated tuned low-noise amplifiers (LNA) based on the four noise parameters and two-port noise theory. Specifically, this paper provides the design guidelines for a 0.18 μm CMOS tuned LNA. These guidelines give a useful indication to the design tradeoffs associated with noise figure, power dissipation and gate overdrive voltage for the LNA designed using this technology. As a case study, a 10 GHz LNA has been designed using 0.18 μm CMOS technology for a wireless LAN application. The amplifier has a 2.4 dB noise figure with a −13 dBm third-order input intercept point, while drawing 5 mW from a 1.8 V power supply. The results show that the proposed theoretical contours of constant noise figure which relate the gate overdrive voltage and power dissipation can accurately predict the noise performance of a 0.18 μm CMOS LNA design Ahmed A. Youssef received the B.Sc. (Hon.) and M.Sc. degrees both in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Since 2003, he has been with the University of Calgary, AB, Canada, where he is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in RF integrated circuits and systems. Mr. Youssef has joined the Wireless Research Center at TRLab, Alberta, Canada as a research associate in 2004. His research interests include the analog high speed integrated circuit for the wireless LAN applications. Mr. Youssef is the recipient of the Mobinil Telecommunication Inc. Pre-master Fellowship in 1999. He also received the Young Scientist award at the Maastricht General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science in 2002 and an Honorable Mention at 2003 in the Symposium of the Microelectronics Research & Development in Canada, Montreal. Mr. Youssef received the Gordon Lewis Hedberg Doctoral Scholarship in 2005.     

2.4GHz可变增益CMOS低噪声放大器设计

设计了一款工作在2.4GHz的可变增益CMOS低噪声放大器,电路采用HJKJ0.18μm CMOS工艺实现。测试结果表明,最高增益为11.5dB,此时电路的噪声系数小于3dB,增益变化范围为0～11.5dB。在1.8V电压下,电路工作电流为3mA。     

A novel noise optimization technique for inductively degenerated CMOS LNA

This paper proposes a novel noise optimization technique. The technique gives analytical formulae for the noise performance of inductively degenerated CMOS low noise amplifier (LNA) circuits with an ideal gate inductor for a fixed bias voltage and nonideal gate inductor for a fixed power dissipation, respectively, by mathematical analysis and reasonable approximation methods. LNA circuits with required noise figure can be designed effectively and rapidly just by using hand calculations of the proposed formulae. We design a 1.8 GHz LNA in a TSMC 0.25 pan CMOS process. The measured results show a noise figure of 1.6 dB with a forward gain of 14.4 dB at a power consumption of 5 mW, demonstrating that the designed LNA circuits can achieve low noise figure levels at low power dissipation.     

2.1GHz CMOS低噪声放大器

采用上海华虹NEC0.35μm标准CMOS工艺进行RFCMOS窄带低噪声放大器的设计和制作。测试结果表明,在2.1GHz时,输入驻波比1.1,输出驻波比1.5,增益18dB,噪声系数2.7dB,P-1dB输出功率9dBm。     

2.45 GHz 0.18 μm全差分CMOS低噪声放大器设计

设计了一个基于TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS工艺的2.45 GHz全差分CMOS低噪声放大器.根据电路结构特点,采用图解法对LNA进行功耗约束下的噪声优化,以选取最优的晶体管栅宽;设计了仅消耗15 μA电流的偏置电路;采用在输入级增加电容的方法,在改善输入匹配网络特性的同时,解决了栅极电感的集成问题.仿真结果表明:LNA噪声系数为1.96 dB,功率增益S_(21)超过20 dB,输入反射系数S_(11)和输出反射系数S_(22)分别小于-30 dB和-20 dB,反向功率增益S_(12)小于-30 dB,1 dB压缩点和三阶互调输入点IIP3分别达到-17.1 dBm和-2.55 dBm,整个电路在1.8 V电源下功耗为22.4 mW.     

A resistive-feedback LNA in 65 nm CMOS with a gate inductor for bandwidth extension

In order to get a wideband and flat gain, a resistive-feedback LNA using a gate inductor to extend bandwidth is proposed in this paper. This LNA is based on an improved resistive-feedback topology with a source follower feedback to match input. A relative small inductor is connected in series to transistor׳s gate, which boosts transistor׳s effective transconductance, compensates gain loss and then leads the proposed LNA with a flat gain and wider bandwidth. Moreover, the LNA׳s noise is partially inhibited by the gate inductor, especially at high frequency. Realized in standard 65-nm CMOS process, this LNA dissipates 12 mW from a 1.5-V supply while its core area is 0.076 mm². Across 0.4–10.6 GHz band, the proposed LNA provides 9.5±0.9 dB power gain (S₂₁), better than −11-dB input matching, 3.5-dB minimum noise figure, and higher than −17.2-dBm P_1 dB.     

CMOS宽带线性可变增益低噪声放大器设计

文章设计了一种48MHz~860MHz宽带线性可变增益低噪声放大器,该放大器采用信号相加式结构电路、控制信号转换电路和电压并联负反馈技术实现。详细分析了线性增益控制、输入宽带匹配和噪声优化方法。采用TSMC0.18μm RF CMOS工艺对电路进行设计,仿真结果表明,对数增益线性变化范围为-5dB~18dB,最小噪声系数为2.9dB,S11和S22小于-10dB,输入1dB压缩点大于-14.5dBm,在1.8V电源电压下,功耗为45mW。