On the optimization and design of SiGe HBT cascode low-noise amplifiers

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-341

  Liang, Qingqing ^a   Niu, Guofu ^b   Cressler, John D ^a   Taylor, Stewart ^c   Harame, David L ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d IBM MICROELECTRONICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascode; Input third order intercept point (IIP3); LNA; Noise figure; SiGe HBTs; Volterra series

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

INPUT THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT POINT (IIP3); LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIERS (LNA); NOISE FIGURE; SIGE; VOLTERRA SERIES;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 12344291973     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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