宽带CMOS可变增益放大器的设计

采用TSMC 0.18μm RF CMOS工艺设计实现了一种对数增益线性控制型的宽带可变增益放大器.电路采用两级结构,前级采用电压并联负反馈的Cascode结构以实现良好的输入匹配和噪声性能;后级采用信号相加式电路实现增益连续可调.同时本文设计了一种新型指数控制电压转换电路,解决了射频CMOS电路中,由于漏源电流与栅源电压通常不为指数关系而造成放大器对数增益与控制电压不成线性关系的难题,实现了可变增益放大器的对数增益随控制电压呈线性变化.芯片测试结果表明,电路在1.8V电源电压下,电流为9mA,3dB带宽为430～2330MHz.增益调节范围为-3.3～9.5dB,最大增益下噪声系数为6.2dB,最小增益下输入1dB压缩点为-9dBm.     

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。     

宽带CMOS可变增益放大器的设计

采用TSMC0.18μm RF CMOS工艺设计实现了一种对数增益线性控制型的宽带可变增益放大器,电路采用两级结构,前级采用电压并联负反馈的Cascode结构以实现良好的输入匹配和噪声性能;后级采用信号相加式电路实现增益连续可调,同时本文设计了一种新型指数控制电压转换电路,解决了射频CMOS电路中,由于漏源电流与栅源电压通常不为指数关系而造成放大器对数增益与控制电压不成线性关系的难题,实现了可变增益放大器的对数增益随控制电压呈线性变化,芯片测试结果表明,电路在1.8V电源电压下,电流为9mA,3dB带宽为430-2330MHz,增益调节范围为-3.3-9.5dB,最大增益下噪声系数为6.2dB,最小增益下输入1dB压缩点为-9dBm。     

具有温度补偿及dB线性增益控制的单级宽范围CMOS可变增益放大器

提出了一种新颖的宽范围CMOS可变增益放大器结构.利用可变跨导和新颖的可变输出电阻,基于单独可变增益级的放大器可提供80dB的宽范围调节.同时控制电路的设计完成了温度补偿及dB线性增益特性,实现在整个温度及增益调节范围内绝对增益误差小于±1.5dB.基于0.25μm CMOS工艺验证表明,放大器可提供64.5dB的增益变化范围,其中dB线性范围为55.6dB.输入1dB压缩点为-17.5到11.5dBm,3dB带宽为65MHz到860MHz,2.5V电源供电下功耗为16.5mW.     

具有温度补偿及dB线性增益控制的单级宽范围CMOS可变增益放大器

提出了一种新颖的宽范围CMOS可变增益放大器结构.利用可变跨导和新颖的可变输出电阻,基于单独可变增益级的放大器可提供80dB的宽范围调节.同时控制电路的设计完成了温度补偿及dB线性增益特性,实现在整个温度及增益调节范围内绝对增益误差小于±1.5dB.基于0.25μm CMOS工艺验证表明,放大器可提供64.5dB的增益变化范围,其中dB线性范围为55.6dB.输入1dB压缩点为-17.5到11.5dBm,3dB带宽为65MHz到860MHz,2.5V电源供电下功耗为16.5mW.     

CMOS宽带可变增益放大器

设计了一种CMOS宽带、低功耗可变增益放大器.在分析使用源极退化电阻的共源放大器高频特性基础上,通过加入频率补偿电容改变放大器的零极点分布,在不增加功耗的情况下扩展了带宽.分析了放大器在低增益下出现的增益尖峰现象并加以解决.使用跨导增强电路提高了放大器的线性度.两级可变增益放大器使用TSMC0.25μm CMOS工艺.仿真结果表明,放大器在3.3V电压下核心电路功耗为3.15mW,增益范围0～40dB;在负载为5pF电容时3dB带宽大于340MHz,输出三阶交调点高于3.5dBm.     

CMOS宽带可变增益放大器

设计了一种CMOS宽带、低功耗可变增益放大器.在分析使用源极退化电阻的共源放大器高频特性基础上,通过加入频率补偿电容改变放大器的零极点分布,在不增加功耗的情况下扩展了带宽.分析了放大器在低增益下出现的增益尖峰现象并加以解决.使用跨导增强电路提高了放大器的线性度.两级可变增益放大器使用TSMC0.25μm CMOS工艺.仿真结果表明,放大器在3.3V电压下核心电路功耗为3.15mW,增益范围0～40dB;在负载为5pF电容时3dB带宽大于340MHz,输出三阶交调点高于3.5dBm.     

应用于DVB-T调谐器的CMOS可变增益中频放大器设计

采用TSMC 0.18μm RF CMOS工艺设计了一种适用于DVB-T调谐器的可变增益中频放大器。该放大器以信号相加式单元为主体电路,采用三级级联结构,实现了对数增益随控制电压连续、近似线性地变化和51dB的增益动态范围。仿真结果表明,在1.8V电源电压下,电路工作电流为30mA,3dB带宽为2-156MHz。增益调节范围为7.4-58.4dB,噪声系数小于8.6dB,输出三阶互调点大于0.6dBm。     

一种指数增益控制宽范围可变增益放大器

采用中芯国际(SMIC)0.18μm CMOS工艺设计了一种具有指数增益特性的的宽增益调节范围的可变增益放大器,该放大器由Gilbert单元、指数电压转换电路、直流消除电路及超级源级跟随器组成。经过Cadence仿真验证,该放大器可以实现-11.14dB~30.39dB的增益连续变化,其-3dB带宽为250MHz,控制电压与增益成dB线性关系。     

一种指数增益控制型高线性CMOS中频可变增益放大器

采用跨导线性化技术设计了一种具有指数增益特性的高线性中频可变增益放大器.该放大器由电流调节型可变增益单元、宽范围指数电压转换电路及固定增益放大器构成.基于0.25μm CMOS工艺的测试结果表明,放大器实现了8～48dB的增益连续变化,差分输出1V峰峰值下的三阶互调失真小于-60dBc,最大增益处噪声系数为8.7dB,50Ω负载下三阶输出截点为14.2dBm.     

一种带有外部噪声识别功能的AGC电路的设计

基于红外遥控接收芯片中自动增益控制电路的功能需求及其应用环境,设计了一种能够有效抑制外部环境光干扰、线性度高的自动增益控制电路。该电路在传统自动增益控制电路的设计理念基础上引入外部噪声识别功能,设计的核心子电路包括具有线性增益特性的可变增益放大器、比较器以及利用空闲时间识别外部噪声的信号检测与增益控制电路。电路基于0.25μm标准CMOS工艺设计,使用Hspice软件进行仿真验证。仿真结果表明:电源电压为3~5 V,温度为0~85℃时,可变增益放大器的可控增益范围至少可达-69.5~27.6 dB,且至少具有42 dB的线性增益控制范围。     

A broadband linear-in-decibel variable gain amplifier with low gain error

A new circuit architecture for broadband digitally controlled variable gain amplifier (VGA) is introduced in this paper. The gain of the VGA is controlled precisely by using a resistor ladder attenuator and a closed-loop fine gain control block together. The bandwidth of the VGA is extended by applying a compensation technique in the fine gain control block. Implemented in 0.13-μm CMOS technology, the proposed VGA demonstrates a decibel-linear gain range of 24 dB (0–24 dB) with a gain step of 0.1 dB, a gain error <0.08 dB, a maximum input-referred third-order intercept point (IIP3) of 22.8 dBm, and a 3-dB bandwidth of 600 MHz.     

A 60-dB linear VGA with novel exponential gain approximation

A CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) that adopts a novel exponential gain approximation is presented.No additional exponential gain control circuit is required in the proposed VGA used in a direct conversion receiver.A wide gain control voltage from 0.4 to 1.8 V and a high linearity performance are achieved. The three-stage VGA with automatic gain control (AGC) and DC offset cancellation (DCOC) is fabricated in a 0.18-μm CMOS technology and shows a linear gain range of more than 58-dB with a linearity error less than ± 1 dB. The 3-dB bandwidth is over 8 MHz at all gain settings. The measured input-referred third intercept point (IIP3) of the proposed VGA varies from -18.1 to 13.5 dBm, and the measured noise figure varies from 27 to 65 dB at a frequency of 1 MHz. The dynamic range of the closed-loop AGC exceeds 56 dB, where the output signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio (SNDR) reaches 20 dB. The whole circuit, occupying 0.3 mm2 of chip area, dissipates less than 3.7 mA from a 1.8-V supply.     

A 0.8-3 GHz RF-VGA with 35 dB dynamic range in 0.13μm CMOS

正A wideband variable gain amplifier(VGA) implemented in 0.13μm CMOS technology is presented. To optimize noise performance,an active feedback amplifier with 15 dB fixed gain is put in the front,followed by modified Cherry-Hooper amplifiers in cascade providing variable gain,which adopt dual loop feedback for bandwidth extension.Negative capacitive neutralization and capacitive source degeneration are employed for Miller effect compensation and DC offset cancellation,respectively.Measurement results show that the proposed VGA achieves a 35 dB gain tuning range with an upper 3-dB bandwidth larger than 3 GHz and the input 1 dB compression point of-29 dBm at the lowest gain state,while the minimum noise figure is 9 dB at the highest gain state. The core VGA(without test buffer) consumes 32 mW from 1.2 V power supply and occupies 0.48 mm2 area.     

A novel reconfigurable variable gain amplifier for a multi-mode multi-band receiver

This paper presents a novel approach for designing a reconfigurable variable gain amplifier(VGA) for the multi-mode multi-band receiver system RF front-end applications.The configuration,which is comprised of gain circuits,control circuit,DC offset cancellation circuit and mode switch circuit is proposed to save die area and power consumption with the function of multi-mode and multi-band through reusing.The VGA is realized in 0.18μm CMOS technology with 1.8 V power supply voltage providing a gain tuning...     

Wideband CMOS variable gain amplifier with decibel-linear gain control characteristic

This paper presents a wideband variable gain amplifier (VGA) featuring a decibel-linear gain control characteristic. The decibel-linear gain control function is realized using two VGA cells and a control signal converter. The bandwidth is extended using cascode architecture together with active inductive load. To achieve small parasitic and low area, direct current (DC) coupling is adopted in the circuit while a DC offset cancellation circuit (DCOC) is introduced to cancel the DC offset. Fabricated in a 0.18 μm complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process, the chip occupies an area of 0.53 mm × 0.48 mm (including pads) and draws a total current of 9 mA from a 1.8 V supply. The measurement results show that the gain of the VGA varies from -40 dB to 18 dB while the control voltage varies from 0 to 1.8 V, resulting in a total gain control range of 58 dB. The 3 dB bandwidth of the VGA is larger than 260 MHz at maximum gain.     

Wideband high dynamic range CMOS variable gain amplifier for low voltage and low power wireless applications

A high frequency CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) employing a new gain stage cell is proposed. A design technique based on the proposed VGA enables enhancement of its operating frequency up to about 350 MHz with a gain control range of 84 dB. The power consumption of the VGA implemented using a 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS standard process is about 3 mA at 1.8 V supply voltage.     

A ± 0.75-V Compact CMOS Class-AB Current-Mode Exponential Variable Gain Amplifier

In this brief, a novel class-AB implementation of a current-mode exponential variable gain amplifier (VGA) is presented. The VGA is based on a novel current amplifier circuit implemented by multicoupled MOS translinear loops operating in strong inversion and saturation. The gain is conveniently configured for performing a pseudo-exponential approximation leading to a very compact design since an extra multiplier is not needed. Moreover the VGA can operate with very low voltage and power efficiency. Measurement results from a fabricated prototype in a 0.5-mum n-well CMOS technology reveal gain control up to 12 dB with errors less than plusmn0.5 dB and power consumption of 375 muW for a supply voltage of plusmn0.75 V.     

Realisation of exponential V-I converter using composite NMOStransistors

A CMOS voltage-to-current converter with exponential characteristics is presented. The Taylor's series expansion is used for realising the exponential function. In a 0.35 μm CMOS process, the HSPICE simulation results show a 15 dB linear range with a linearity error of <±0.5 dB. The total power consumption is <0.8 mW with ±1.5 V supply voltage. The circuit can be used in the design of a variable gain amplifier (VGA)