Variation tolerant design methods for wideband low noise amplifiers

Arthur Nieuwoudt, Tamer Ragheb, Hamid Nejati, Yehia Massoud

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop design techniques for reducing the impact of manufacturing variations on wideband low noise amplifiers (LNA). Utilizing an efficient modeling and circuit optimization method, we investigate the sensitivity of LNA performance metrics to process variations and determine that the input impedance matching is particularly sensitive to perturbations in component values. To mitigate the impact of process variations on the input impedance matching, we add additional circuit elements and tunable capacitors to dynamically compensate for manufacturing variations after fabrication. The results indicate that the proposed design techniques can increase manufacturing yield by up to one order of magnitude for input impedance matching with only a 14% increase in noise figure. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)49-54
Number of pages6
JournalAnalog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing
Volume58
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Signal Processing
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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