An ultra-low-power transformer-feedback 60 GHz low-noise amplifier in 90 nm CMOS

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 197-199

  Chang, Po Yu ^a   Su, Sy Haur ^a   Hsu, Shawn S H ^a   Cho, Wei Han ^a   Jin, Jun De ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; low noise amplifier (LNA); mm wave; ransformer feedback

Indexed keywords

CMOS; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; CORE AREA; GAIN ENHANCEMENT; INPUT MATCHING; MM-WAVE; PEAK GAIN; RANSFORMER-FEEDBACK; TRANSFORMER FEEDBACK; ULTRA-LOW POWER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER TRANSFORMERS;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84859918824     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2012.2187883     Document Type: Article

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