Title
A Differential-Ramp Based 65 dB-Linear VGA Technique in 65 nm CMOS
Abstract
In this paper, a differential-ramp based variable gain amplifier (VGA) technique is introduced. Using the proposed technique, digitally programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs) can be converted to analog controlled, dB-linear VGAs with minimum impact on noise and linearity. This provides an efficient way of realizing an analog controlled VGA for OFDM based applications. The technique is illustrated by ...
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/JSSC.2009.2021446
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Keywords
Field
DocType
Electronics packaging,Switches,Differential amplifiers,Linearity,OFDM,Mobile TV,CMOS process,Gain measurement,Circuit noise,Switching circuits
Variable-gain amplifier,Adjacent channel,Computer science,Electronic engineering,CMOS,Integrated circuit design,Noise spectral density,Electrical engineering,Video Graphics Array,Operational amplifier,Amplifier
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
44
9
0018-9200
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
26
3.40
5
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hassan Elwan1263.40
Ahmet Tekin2427.48
Kenneth Pedrotti3324.80