JP5116844B2 - マルチバンドrf受信機用の構成設定可能な可変利得のlna - Google Patents
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Aν∝gm=√{(2μnCoxWId)/L}
である。上式において、それぞれ、μnは電子のモビリティであり、Coxは単位面積当たりのゲートキャパシタンスであり、Lはチャネル長である。
(Wk+1/Wk)=Σi=0 k+1wi/Σi=0 kwi=一定
である。但し、wiはi番目の増幅器段30におけるトランジスタ32、34の幅であり、Wkは利得ステップkで作動可能になるトランジスタの全幅である。
Zin=(1/sCgs)+ωTLs
である。但し、ωT=gm/CgsはMOS型トランジスタのカットオフ周波数であり、CgsはRFトランジスタのゲート−ソースのキャパシタンスである。
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- 電源に接続された構成設定可能な可変利得の低雑音増幅器(LNA)であって、該低雑音増幅器は、
無線周波数(RF)入出力ポートと、
前記RF入力ポートと前記RF出力ポートとの間に並列に接続され、すべての増幅器段にはバイアス電圧生成回路が接続されており、個々の増幅器段は異なる幅のRFトランジスタと、前記RFトランジスタのゲートをバイアス電圧或いは接地と選択的に結合して前記増幅器段の前記バイアスを変更することにより前記増幅器段を選択的に作動可能、或いは、作動不能にするようにし、前記作動可能になった増幅器段における前記RFトランジスタの実効結合幅を変化させることにより前記低雑音増幅器の利得を変更するよう動作する制御回路とを有する複数の増幅器段と、
すべての増幅器段に接続され、個々のRFトランジスタの前記入力ゲートにおいて熱雑音を伴うことなく実際の抵抗を提示するよう動作するソース縮退インダクタと、
個々の増幅器段の制御回路に接続された制御入力部とを有し、
前記個々の増幅器段は、前記RFトランジスタと前記RF出力ポートとの間で直列に接続された共通のゲートトランジスタをさらに有し、
前記共通のゲートトランジスタは、前記RFトランジスタの幅にマッチする幅を有し、
前記個々の増幅器段は、前記増幅器段が作動不能にされたとき、前記トランジスタのブレークダウン電圧未満の電圧に前記共通のゲートトランジスタのゲート電圧とソース電圧を引き下げるように動作する過電圧保護回路をさらに含むことを特徴とする低雑音増幅器。 - 個々の連続し隣接する増幅器段内の前記RFトランジスタの幅は、前段の増幅器段内のRFトランジスタの幅の2倍であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 個々の増幅器段の出力が共に接続され、
前記共通の増幅器段出力と前記RF出力ポートとの間で直列に接続されたトランジスタをさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - 前記RF出力ポートと前記電源との間に接続された誘導負荷をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 前記誘導負荷はバランの一次巻線を有することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 前記RF出力ポートとAC接地との間に接続された同調回路をさらに有し、
前記同調回路は並列に接続された複数のキャパシタを備え、
個々のキャパシタは、該キャパシタと直列に接続されたスイッチによってAC接地に選択的に結合され、
前記低雑音増幅器の共振周波数は、前記同調回路のスイッチを選択的に作動させることによって調整されることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - 直列接続されたインダクタとキャパシタとを有し、入力信号と前記RF入力ポートとの間に接続された入力インピーダンスマッチングネットワークをさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 前記入力インピーダンスマッチングネットワークは、前記入力信号と接地との間に並列に接続されたインダクタとキャパシタとをさらに有することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 前記バイアス電圧発生回路はデジタル制御入力を受信し、
前記バイアス電圧発生回路は、
個々の制御ビットを受信するドライバと、
個々のドライバの出力部に接続された抵抗値2Rの複数の抵抗と前記抵抗値2Rの複数の抵抗の間に接続された抵抗値Rの複数の抵抗とを有する抵抗のラダーと、
前記抵抗のラダーの最後段とバイアス電圧出力との間に接続された抵抗値Rの抵抗とを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - オプションとして、温度により誘導された電流変動に対して前記バイアス電圧発生回路の出力を補償するように動作する温度追跡回路をさらに有し、
前記温度追跡回路は、夫々が異なる長さと幅とを有する並列に接続された複数の温度追跡トランジスタを有し、
個々の温度追跡トランジスタは、制御入力に応答して前記温度追跡トランジスタを選択的に作動可能、或いは、作動不能にするように動作するイネーブルトランジスタと直列に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - 前記温度追跡回路はバイアス電圧を発生させる抵抗分割器ネットワークをさらに有し、
前記複数の抵抗は夫々、前記抵抗分割器ネットワークを選択的に作動可能、或いは、作動不能にするように動作するスイッチング素子と直列に接続されることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - 異なる周波数範囲にわたって個々に動作する、選択的に作動可能であり構成設定可能な可変利得の複数の低雑音増幅器(LNA)であって、
個々の低雑音増幅器が、無線周波数(RF)入出力ポートと、前記RF入力ポートと前記RF出力ポートとの間に並列に接続された複数の増幅器段と、すべての増幅器段に接続されたバイアス電圧生成回路とを有し、個々の増幅器段は、異なる幅を有するRFトランジスタと、前記RFトランジスタのゲートをバイアス電圧或いは接地と選択的に結合して前記増幅器段の前記バイアス電圧を変更することにより前記増幅器段を作動可能、或いは、作動不能にするようにし、前記作動可能になった増幅器段における前記RFトランジスタの実効結合幅を変化させることにより前記低雑音増幅器の利得を変更するよう動作する制御回路とを含む可変利得の複数の低雑音増幅器と、
個々の増幅器段の制御回路に接続された制御入力部と、
個々の低雑音増幅器に接続され、個々の低雑音増幅器の前記RF入力ポートにおいて熱雑音を伴うことなく実際の抵抗を提示するように動作するソース縮退インダクタとをさらに有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の低雑音増幅器。 - 前記すべての低雑音増幅器は、ソース縮退インダクタを共有することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 1つ以上の低雑音増幅器のグループは、別個のソース縮退インダクタを共有することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 前記すべての低雑音増幅器は、バイアス電圧発生回路を共有することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の低雑音増幅器。
- 信号源からのRF信号を増幅する方法であって、
個々の増幅器段が異なる幅を有するRFトランジスタと、前記増幅器段を選択的に作動可能、或いは、作動不能するように動作する制御回路とを含む、並列に接続された複数の増幅器段を備えた構成設定可能な可変利得の低雑音増幅器(LNA)へ前記RF信号を入力する工程と、
前記低雑音増幅器に接続されているソース縮退インダクタによって生成される、熱雑音を伴わない実際の抵抗値で前記信号源に対する前記低雑音増幅器のインピーダンスマッチを行う工程と、
前記増幅器段のゲートをバイアス電圧或いは接地に結合することにより、所望の有効なRFトランジスタ幅及びLNA利得を生成するために1つ以上の増幅器段を選択的に作動可能にする工程と、
増幅されたRF信号を出力する工程とを有し、
前記個々の増幅器段は、前記RFトランジスタとRF出力ポートとの間で直列に接続された共通のゲートトランジスタをさらに有し、
前記共通のゲートトランジスタは、前記RFトランジスタの幅にマッチする幅を有し、
前記個々の増幅器段は、前記増幅器段が作動不能にされたとき、前記トランジスタのブレークダウン電圧未満の電圧に前記共通のゲートトランジスタのゲート電圧とソース電圧を引き下げるように動作する過電圧保護回路をさらに含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記低雑音増幅器の利得を調整するために、或いは、温度を補償するために、或いは、線形性を維持するために、個々の作動状態にされた増幅器段に印加されるバイアス電圧を調整する工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の方法。
- 所望の周波数で誘導負荷と共振するために同調回路を同調させる工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の方法。
- 構成設定可能で可変利得の複数の低雑音増幅器へ前記RF信号を入力し、前記複数の低雑音増幅器のうちの1つを選択的に作動可能にする工程をさらに有することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の方法。
- 個々の低雑音増幅器が所定の周波数範囲に対して最適化されることを特徴とする請求項19に記載の方法。
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