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A low-power low-noise accurate linear-in-dB variable-gain amplifier with 500-MHz bandwidth
2000
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
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A linear-in-dB variable-gain amplifier (VGA) using a pre-distortion circuit to generate the gain-control signal is fabricated in a BiCMOS process with = 20 GHz. The VGA comprises two cascaded stages of signal-summing VGA and has a variable-gain range of over 70 dB. It can operate at up to 500 MHz and dissipates 36 mW from a 3-V supply. A noise figure of below 5 dB and IIP3 of over 38 dBm at 43-dB gain were obtained. The VGA achieved a gain error of less than 2 dB over 70-dB gain range, and it
doi:10.1109/4.890308
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