Achieving Wideband sub-1dB Noise Figure and High Gain with MOSFETs if Input Power Matching is not Required

Eric A.M. Klumperink; Qiaohui Zhang; Gerhardus J.M. Wienk; Roel Witvers; Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate; Bert Woestenburg; Bram Nauta

doi:10.1109/RFIC.2007.380972

Achieving Wideband sub-1dB Noise Figure and High Gain with MOSFETs if Input Power Matching is not Required

Eric A.M. Klumperink, Qiaohui Zhang, Gerhardus J.M. Wienk, Roel Witvers, Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate, Bert Woestenburg, Bram Nauta

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Abstract — A 0.18 μm CMOS Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) achieves sub-1dB Noise Figure over more than an octave of bandwidth without external noise matching components. It is designed for a future radio telescope, requiring millions of cheap LNAs mounted directly on phased array antenna elements. The short distance between antenna and LNA and low frequency below 2GHz allows for using an LNA with reflective input impedance, increasing the gain with 6dB. Without any matching network, very low noise figure is achieved over a wide bandwidth. At 90mW power, sub-1dB Noise is achieved for 50Ω source impedance over a 0.8-1.8GHz band without external coils, and S21>20dB, OIP2>25dBm and OIP3>15dBm. Preliminary results with 150 Ω source impedance show noise temperatures as low as 25 K around 900 MHz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	673-676
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	1-4244-0530-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2007.380972
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2007
Event	2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2007 - Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: 3 Jun 2007 → 5 Jun 2007

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Conference	2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2007
Abbreviated title	RFIC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	3/06/07 → 5/06/07

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EWI-10331
METIS-241715
IR-58154

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Klumperink, EAM, Zhang, Q, Wienk, GJM, Witvers, R, Bij de Vaate, JG, Woestenburg, B & Nauta, B 2007, Achieving Wideband sub-1dB Noise Figure and High Gain with MOSFETs if Input Power Matching is not Required. in 2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium . IEEE, Piscataway, pp. 673-676, 2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2007, Honolulu, HI, United States, 3/06/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2007.380972

Achieving Wideband sub-1dB Noise Figure and High Gain with MOSFETs if Input Power Matching is not Required. / Klumperink, Eric A.M.; Zhang, Qiaohui; Wienk, Gerhardus J.M. et al.
2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium . Piscataway: IEEE, 2007. p. 673-676.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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