Frequency selective low noise amplifier circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10164578
APP PUB NO 20180069510A1
SERIAL NO

15689181

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Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a frequency selective low noise amplifier (LNA) circuit, which includes a transconductive LNA(s). In one aspect, filter circuitry is provided in a degeneration path of a transconductive LNA(s) to pass in-band frequencies and reject out-of-band frequencies by generating low impedance and high impedance at the in-band frequencies and the out-of-band frequencies, respectively. However, having the filter circuitry in the degeneration path may cause instability in the transconductive LNA. As such, a feedback path is coupled between an input node of the transconductive LNA(s) and the degeneration path to provide a feedback to improve stability of the transconductive LNA(s). In addition, the feedback can help improve impedance match in the frequency selective LNA circuit. As a result, the transconductive LNA(s) is able to achieve improved noise figure (NF) (e.g., below 1.5 dB), return loss, linearity, and stability, without compromising LNA gain.

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QORVO US INC7628 THORNDIKE ROAD GREENSBORO NC 27409

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Granger-Jones, Marcus Scotts Valley, US 137 2740
Khlat, Nadim Cugnaux, FR 547 12808
Maxim, George Saratoga, US 191 4589

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