A CMOS active feedback balun-LNA with high IIP2 for wideband digital TV receivers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 12 PART 1, 2010, Pages 3566-3579

  Im, Donggu ^a   Nam, Ilku ^b   Lee, Kwyro ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active feedback; balun; common gate (CG); common source (CS); loop gain; low noise amplifier (LNA); resistive feedback; second order input referred intercept point (IIP2); second order output referred intercept point (OIP2); single to differential (S to D)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FEEDBACK; BALUN; COMMON GATES; COMMON SOURCE; LOOP GAINS; RESISTIVE FEEDBACK; SECOND ORDERS; SINGLE-TO-DIFFERENTIAL (S-TO-D);

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; DIGITAL TELEVISION; FEEDBACK; TELEVISION RECEIVERS;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 78650300667     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2086375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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