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 language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2025 16th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC) |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 471-474 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-9820397-4-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 May 2025 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | German Microwave Conference (GeMIC) |
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| ISSN | 2167-8022 |
External IDs
| Scopus | 105007140196 |
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Keywords
- UWB, BiCMOS, Low Power, Wireless Communications, Inductorless, LNA, Sustainable Electronics, IoT