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Design of MMIC Variable Gain LNA Using Behavioral Model for Wireless LAM Applications  

Park, Hun (고려대학교 전자 및 정보공학부)
Yoon, Kyung-Sik (고려대학교 전자 및 정보공학부)
Hwang, In-Gab (전주대학교 공학부 전기전자전공)
Abstract
This paper describes the design and fabrication of an MMIC variable gain LNA for 5GHz wireless LAN applications, using 0.5${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ gate length GaAs MESFET transistors. The advantages of high gain and low noise performance of E-MESFETS and excellent linear performance of D-MESFETS are combined as a cascode topology in this design. Behavioral model equations are derived from the MESFET nonlinear current voltage characteristics by using Turlington's asymptote method in a cascode configuration. Using the behavioral model equations, a 4${\times}$50${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ E-MESFET as a common source amplifier and a 2${\times}$50${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ D-MESFET as a common gate amplifier are determined for the cascode amplifier. The fabricated variable gain LNA shows a noise figure of 2.4dB, variable gain range of more than 17dB, IIP3 of -4.8dBm at 4.9GHz, and power consumption of 12.8mW.
Keywords
MMIC; LNA; WLAN(Wireless LAN); MESFET;
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