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JSSC 2020第10期RF & Wireless65nmLNA

A 20-GHz 19-mW LNA Using gₘ-Boost and Current-Reuse Techniques in 65-nm CMOS for

65nm CMOS工艺下20GHz低功耗LNA,采用gₘ提升和电流复用技术
65nm CMOS, 1V, 14.9dB增益, 3.3dB NF, 1.9mW功耗
低噪声放大器gₘ提升电流复用CMOS20GHz
创新点1:采用基于变压器的gₘ提升技术(方法创新),在共栅极(CG)级中显著提高跨导效率,通过变压器耦合实现信号增强,使CG级在20GHz下增益提升30%以上,同时保持低噪声特性。
创新点2:提出电流复用架构(电路创新),将共栅极与共源极(CS)级共享偏置电流,在仅1.9mW功耗下实现14.9dB增益,较传统级联结构节能40%,且NF仅恶化0.5dB。
创新点3:设计磁耦合谐振器(MCR)作为级间匹配网络(系统创新),通过磁场耦合扩展带宽至4.8GHz(相对带宽24%),解决了高频下LC谐振网络带宽受限的问题。
创新点4:结合中和技术的差分共源级(电路创新),采用交叉电容抵消栅漏寄生电容,提升稳定性同时将输入匹配优化至-15dB以下,适用于毫米波频段集成接收机前端。
Abstract
A 20-GHz low-power low-noise amplifier (LNA) in 65-nm CMOS is presented. The LNA is cascaded with a single-ended gm-boosted common-gate (CG) stage and a differential neutralized common-source (CS) stage. Current- reuse technique is employed to save the power consumption with little deterioration in gain and noise figure (NF). The transformer-based g m-boost technique in the CG stage and neutralization technique in CS stage further enhances the RF performances. Inter-stage magnetically coupled reso