Wideband active balun LNA topology with narrow-band filtering and noise cancelling
US9054648B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45704
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a wideband active balun LNA topology with narrow-band filtering and noise cancelling. The amplifier includes three transconductance stages, a feedback network, and a load. The first and second transconductance stages are connected in parallel to receive the input signal. The differential output of the first transconductance stage is fed back to voltage input through a differential-to-single-end-end feedback network, while the output of the first transconductance, passing through the third transconductance, is added to the output of the second transconductance stage in proper phase. The present invention accomplish both wideband low-noise amplification and narrow-band filtering without inserting interface stages, thereby improving the linearity and noise performance of the whole circuit. Noise cancellation technique is implemented in differential way to ensure the low noise figure. The present invention also achieves single-end to differential conversion with balanced output and superior second order linearity performance.
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