Fully-Integrated Tunable Q-Enhanced Linear Low Noise Amplifier for Wireless Receivers
Ziad El-Khatib1, Ahmed Al-Gindy2, Sherif Moussa3

1Ziad El-Khatib*, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
2Ahmed El-Gindy, department, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
3Sherif Moussa, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
Manuscript received on May 06, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on May 15, 2020. | Manuscript published on June 30, 2020. | PP: 1762-1766 | Volume-9 Issue-5, June 2020. | Retrieval Number: A1119109119/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.A1119.029320
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Abstract: This paper presents the design of a fully-integrated tunable Q-enhanced LNA resonator filter designed to tune the circuit center frequency and quality factor Q. The proposed circuit achieves a 600 MHz 3dB bandwidth tunable center frequency at 2.4 GHz with a 5.5 dB Quality Factor Q tuning range. The proposed circuit utilize a distortion transistor compensator to improve linearity of the circuit. The results show an 18 dBc of third order intermodulation IM3 cancellation. The overall proposed circuit peak gain is 16.5 dB and the minimum NF is 0.94 dB at 2.4 GHz frequency with power consumption of 5.2 mA.
Keywords: Low noise amplifier, Tunable Q-enhanced coupled-inductors, Negative resistance and linearization, Wireless communications.