Design of compact wideband millimeter-wave low noise amplifier based on
the bandwidth extensions by transformer
Abstract
A Ka-band low noise amplifier (LNA) is presented that improves the
traditional source-degeneration LNA by utilizing broadband transformer
matching and gate-drain feedback technology. The proposed LNA achieves
an ultra-wideband LNA while maintaining the advantages of high
integration and low power consumption of the traditional
source-degeneration LNA. In addition, cascade technology is adopted to
further improve peak gain. The proposed LNA is implemented in 55nm CMOS
process. The simulated results show that the LNA achieves stable gain
response in the 21.7-36.5 GHz frequency band, with a peak power gain of
20.8 dB. The minimum noise coefficient is 4.4 dB, and the DC power
consumption is 15 mW. The LNA achieves a compact chip area of 0.33 mm
2.