A fully differential monolithic LNA with on-chip antenna for a short range wireless receiver

Muhammad Arsalan*, Atif Shamim, Langis Roy, Maitham Shams

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Abstract

This letter presents the smallest reported 5 GHz receiver chip (1.3 mm 2) with an on-chip antenna in standard 0.13 μm CMOS process. The miniaturization is achieved by placing the circuits inside a meandered antenna. The on-chip antenna is conjugately matched to the low noise amplifier (LNA) over a wide frequency range. The design methodology for co-design of the on-chip antenna and LNA is described. The LNA is completely differential, consumes only 8 mW of power and provides a gain of 21 dB. Design tradeoffs and measurement challenges are given.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number5234040
Pages (from-to)674-676
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Volume19
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Low noise amplifier (LNA)
  • On-chip antenna
  • Receiver

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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