Wideband and multiband CMOS LNAs: State-of-the-art and future prospects

S Arshad, F Zafar, R Ramzan, Q Wahab - Microelectronics Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The realization of Software Defined Radio (SDR) requires flexible RF front-end to
accommodate multiple standards in different frequency bands. In this review paper, we …

Wideband common-gate CMOS LNA employing dual negative feedback with simultaneous noise, gain, and bandwidth optimization

J Kim, S Hoyos, J Silva-Martinez - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wideband common-gate (CG) LNA architecture that overcomes the
fundamental tradeoff between power and noise match without compromising its stability. The …

Wideband inductorless balun-LNA employing feedback for low-power low-voltage applications

J Kim, J Silva-Martinez - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A wideband inductorless low-noise-amplifier (LNA) with single-to-differential conversion for
multistandard radio applications is proposed. Noise-suppressed current-mirror-based …

An X/Ku dual-band switch-free reconfigurable GaAs LNA MMIC based on coupled line

C Xie, Z Yu, C Tan - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an X/Ku dual-band switch-free reconfigurable GaAs low-noise amplifier
(LNA) realized by inter-stage and output-stage coupled lines. This article is the first switch …

Multiband LNAs for software-defined radios: recent advances in the design of multiband reconfigurable LNAs for SDRs in CMOS, microwave integrated circuits …

A Aneja, XJ Li - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The last decade has witnessed an increasing number of wireless standards for civil, military,
and space communications. Along with the advances in integrated circuit (IC) technologies …

Analysis and design of a reconfigurable multimode low-noise amplifier utilizing a multitap transformer

X Yu, NM Neihart - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a reconfigurable multimode low-noise amplifier (LNA) capable of single-
band, concurrent dual-band, and ultra-wideband operation. The multimode operation is …

Wideband LNA using active inductor with multiple feed-forward noise reduction paths

M Moezzi, MS Bakhtiar - IEEE transactions on microwave …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an area-efficient LNA with on-chip input matching circuit utilizing an active
inductor is presented. The active inductor is implemented based on the gyrator structure and …

A reconfigurable s-/x-band GaN cascode LNA MMIC

KW Kobayashi, C Campbell, C Lee… - 2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on a frequency agile GaN LNA MMIC that can be reconfigured for both S-
and X-band extending operation over multiple octaves of frequency. The LNA is based on a …

Integration of a novel CMOS-compatible magnetoelectric antenna with a low-noise amplifier and a tunable input matching

M Nasrollahpour, A Romano, M Zaeimbashi… - … integrated circuits and …, 2020 - Springer
A low-noise amplifier (LNA) topology with tunable input matching and noise cancellation is
introduced and described in this paper, which was designed and optimized to interface with …

Automatic impedance matching and antenna tuning using quantum genetic algorithms for wireless and mobile communications

Y Tan, Y Sun, D Lauder - IET Microwaves, Antennas & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this study an adaptive impedance tuning scheme based on the quantum genetic algorithm
(QGA) is proposed. A low‐pass passive LC impedance matching network is used and tuned …