• INFRARED
  • Vol. 40, Issue 8, 24 (2019)
Yan-fei MAO1、2, Shi-ju E1、*, Klaus SCHMALZ3, and John SCHEYTT4
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  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2019.08.004 Cite this Article
    MAO Yan-fei, E Shi-ju, SCHMALZ Klaus, SCHEYTT John. Research on 220 GHz Low Noise Amplifiers[J]. INFRARED, 2019, 40(8): 24 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Based on the IHP SiGe BiCMOS technology, two 220 GHz low noise amplifier circuits are researched, implemented and applied to 220 GHz terahertz wireless high-speed communication transceiver circuits. One is a 220 GHz four-stage single-ended common-base low-noise amplifier circuit. Each stage of the circuit adopts a common base circuit structure, and uses passive circuit components such as transmission lines and metal-insulator-metal(MIM) capacitors to form input, output and interstage matching network. The low noise amplifier has a supply voltage of 1.8 V, consumes 25 mW, achieves 16 dB of gain at 220 GHz, and reaches 27 GHz with a 3 dB bandwidth. The other is a 220 GHz four-stage cascode differential low-noise amplifier circuit. Each stage uses a cascode circuit structure. The amplifier uses microstrip transmission lines and MIM capacitors to form inductive load, Marchand-Balun, input, output and inter-stage matching networks. The low noise amplifier has a supply voltage of 3 V, consumes 234 mW, achieves 22 dB gain at 224 GHz, and exceeds 6 GHz with 3 dB bandwidth. These two low noise amplifiers can be used in 220 GHz wireless high speed terahertz communication transceiver circuits.
    MAO Yan-fei, E Shi-ju, SCHMALZ Klaus, SCHEYTT John. Research on 220 GHz Low Noise Amplifiers[J]. INFRARED, 2019, 40(8): 24
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