A Low Power BiCMOS UWB LNA with Reduced Chip Area for Sustainable IoT Electronics

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Abstract

A low power, inductor-free, two-stage UWB LNA was designed and fabricated in 130nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The proposed cascadation of a common-base and a common-collector stage with negative feedback enables high gain, wideband active matching and adequate linearity, consuming only 2.9mW. The measured gain S21 is higher than 10.8dB while the noise figure NF stays below 5.3dB over the entire frequency range. Including AC coupling capacitors, the total chip area is less than 0.021mm2. Considering the low power and chip area requirements, the presented LNA provides superior performance to enable the next generation of sustainable RF circuits for IoT applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 16th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages471-474
Number of pages4
ISBN (electronic)978-3-9820397-4-9
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesGerman Microwave Conference (GeMIC)
ISSN2167-8022

External IDs

Scopus 105007140196

Keywords

Keywords

  • UWB, BiCMOS, Low Power, Wireless Communications, Inductorless, LNA, Sustainable Electronics, IoT