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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2017.28.5.366

Input Balun Design Method for CMOS Differential LNA  

Yoon, Jae-Hyuk (Agency for Defence Development)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.28, no.5, 2017 , pp. 366-372 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the analysis of baluns that are inevitably required to design a differential low noise amplifier, The balun converts a single signal input from the antenna into a differential signal, which serves as an input to the differential amplifier. In addition, it protects the circuit from ESD(Electrostatic Discharge) coming through the antenna and helps with input matching. However, in the case of a passive balun used in general, since the AC signal is transmitted through electromagnetic coupling formed between two metal lines, it not only has loss without gain but also has the greatest influence on the total noise figure of the receiving end. Therefore, the design of a balun in a low-noise amplifier is very important, and it is important to design a balun in consideration of line width, line spacing, winding, radius, and layout symmetry that are necessary. In this paper, the factors to be considered for improving the quality factor of balun are summarized, and the tendency of variation of resistance, inductance, and capacitance of the balun according to design element change is analyzed. Based on the analysis results, it is proved that the design of input balun allows the design of low noise, high gain differential amplifier with gain of 24 dB and noise figure of 2.51 dB.
Keywords
Balun; LNA; Differential; Phase Difference; Radar;
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