Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Ultra-Wide band (UWB) systems are a new wireless technology capable of transmitting
data over a wide spectrum of frequency bands with very low power and high data rates.
This technology has the potential to replace almost every cable at home or in an office
with a wireless connection. In a UWB receiver, a radio frequency (RF) low noise
amplifier (LNA) is one of the most important components. This thesis discusses the entire
process involving the design ofUWB low noise amplifiers including a detailed stage by
stage analysis of a computer aided design (CAD) of a MOSFET UWB LNA. Simulation
tools and concepts from Level I equations are used in order to design a circuit with a
realistic MOS model such as the BSIM3 used in this work. The LNA shows improved
power consumption over the designs it is based on while still producing comparable
results.
data over a wide spectrum of frequency bands with very low power and high data rates.
This technology has the potential to replace almost every cable at home or in an office
with a wireless connection. In a UWB receiver, a radio frequency (RF) low noise
amplifier (LNA) is one of the most important components. This thesis discusses the entire
process involving the design ofUWB low noise amplifiers including a detailed stage by
stage analysis of a computer aided design (CAD) of a MOSFET UWB LNA. Simulation
tools and concepts from Level I equations are used in order to design a circuit with a
realistic MOS model such as the BSIM3 used in this work. The LNA shows improved
power consumption over the designs it is based on while still producing comparable
results.
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