Abstract
Design of an inductor-less wideband variable-gain amplifier (VGA) using a cell-based strategy is presented. The VGA has a measured gain range of 24 dB, of which 17.3 dB is dB-linear with less than ±0.3 dB gain error. The -3 dB bandwidth is from 2 GHz to 2.2 GHz for the entire dB-linear range. An output 1 dB compression point of 1.8 dBm and a noise figure of 24 dB are measured. Due to the simple structure, the current consumption of the VGA core is only 2.9 mA from a 1.2 V supply, and the size is only 225 μm × 45 μm, excluding pads.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics, iWEM 2016 - Proceeding |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781467381949 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Jul 2016 |
| Event | 2016 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition, iWEM 2016 - Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Duration: 16 May 2016 → 18 May 2016 |
Other
| Other | 2016 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition, iWEM 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Period | 16/05/16 → 18/05/16 |