Method and Apparatus of an Input Resistance of a Passive Mixer to Broaden the Input Matching Bandwidth of a Common Source/Gate LNA
First Claim
1. A common-source Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), comprising:
- a first spiral inductor coupled to a source of a first transistor;
a second spiral inductor coupled to a drain of a second transistor; and
a third inductor connecting the first transistor to the second transistor.
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Abstract
A common-source Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) comprises a first spiral inductor coupled to a source of a first transistor, a second spiral inductor coupled to a drain of a second transistor, and a third inductor connecting the first transistor to the second transistor. The third inductor is configurable to enable a first capacitance to be coupled in parallel to form a bandpass filter. The first spiral inductor is configurable to enable a second capacitance to be coupled in parallel to form a resonant circuit. A variation of the LNA further includes a drain of a third transistor coupled to a gate of a fourth transistor with a first width, a source of the third transistor coupled to the resonant circuit, and an oscillator clock configured to operate at a first frequency that enables the third transistor, wherein the third transistor presents a first impedance to the resonant circuit, causing the resonant circuit to have a first bandwidth.
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15 Claims
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1. A common-source Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), comprising:
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a first spiral inductor coupled to a source of a first transistor; a second spiral inductor coupled to a drain of a second transistor; and a third inductor connecting the first transistor to the second transistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for making a common-source LNA, comprising:
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coupling a first spiral inductor to a source of a first transistor; coupling a second spiral inductor to a drain of a second transistor; and connecting a third inductor between the first transistor to the second transistor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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