Numerical design optimization methodology for wideband and multi-band inductively degenerated cascode CMOS low noise amplifiers

Authors:
Arthur Nieuwoudt;Tamer Ragheb;Hamid Nejati;Yehia Massoud
Affiliations:
Synopsys, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX;Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part I: Regular Papers
Year:
2009

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop a systematic design optimization methodology for inductively degenerated cascode CMOS low noise amplifiers (LNA) in fully integrated wideband and multi-band wireless systems. Leveraging an accurate analytical circuit model, we combine global and local numerical optimization techniques in a hierarchical manner to simultaneously determine the fixed and switchable passive component and device parameters in the LNA circuit necessary to meet user-specified performance requirements. To demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed design optimization methodology, we utilize the method to create 3 wideband and 3 multi-band LNA designs that meet a wide-range of impedance matching, noise figure, gain, power dissipation, and linearity requirements. The proposed method provides circuit designers with a fast and effective means for the rapid prototyping and design space exploration of wideband and multi-band inductively degenerated cascode CMOS LNAs.