Analysis and design of an ultra-wideband low-noise amplifier using resistive feedback in SiGe HBT technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1262-1268

  Lee, Jongsoo ^a,b,d   Cressler, John D ^a,c,e  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b RE Micro Devices   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d RF Micro Devices   (United States)

^e Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Low noise amplifier (LNA); Sige heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT); Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER (LNA); SIGE HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR (HBT); ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MEASUREMENT THEORY;

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33644989190     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.864097     Document Type: Article

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