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Lower-power, high-linearity class-AB current-mode programmable gain amplifier

Yiqiang Wu, Zhigong Wang, Junliang Wang, Li Ma, Jian Xu and Lu Tang

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 Corresponding author: Wang Zhigong, Email:zgwang@seu.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/10/105003

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Abstract: A novel class-AB implementation of a current-mode programmable gain amplifier (CPGA) including a current-mode DC offset cancellation loop is presented. The proposed CPGA is based on a current amplifier and provides a current gain in a range of 40 dB with a 1 dB step. The CPGA is characterized by a wide range of current gain variation, a lower power dissipation, and a small chip size. The proposed circuit is fabricated using a 0.18 μm CMOS technology. The CPGA draws a current of less than 2.52 mA from a 1.8 V supply while occupying an active area of 0.099 μm2. The measured results show an overall gain variation from 10 to 50 dB with a gain error of less than 0.40 dB. The OP1dB varies from 11.80 to 13.71 dBm, and the 3 dB bandwidth varies from 22.2 to 34.7 MHz over the whole gain range.

Key words: current modeclass ABprogrammable gain amplifiercurrent amplifier



[1]
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Fig. 1.  Proposed current-mode receiver block diagram

Fig. 2.  CCII schematic diagram

Fig. 3.  Current division network. (a) Schematic diagram. (b) Symbol

Fig. 4.  Digital controlled class-AB current amplifier circuit. (a) Schematic diagram. (b) Symbol

Fig. 5.  FBDPCA circuit. (a) Schematic diagram. (b) Symbol

Fig. 6.  Block diagram of the proposed CPGA

Fig. 7.  FBCCII circuit schematic

Fig. 8.  Die photograph of the current-mode PGA

Fig. 9.  Current gain frequency response of CPGA

Fig. 10.  Current gain and gain error of CPGA

Fig. 11.  Simulated and measured results of OP1dB performance

Table 1.   Correspondence value of MCy and yield

[1]
Yoshii N, Mizutani K, Sugimoto Y. A current-mode ADC with current exchanging and averaging capabilities by switching the currents and calculating data in the digital domain. IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2007:209 https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.ieee-art-000004405715
[2]
Sun Yong, Lai Fengchang, Ye Yizheng. Current mode ADC design in a 0.5-μm CMOS process. Journal of Semiconductors, 2009, 30(6):065002 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/6/065002
[3]
Peric I, Armbruster T, Koch M, et al. DCD-the multi-channel current-mode ADC chip for the readout of DEPFET pixel detectors. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci, 2010, 57(2):743 doi: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2040487
[4]
Sugimoto Y, Gohda Y, Tanaka S. A 35 MS/s and 2 V/2.5 V current-mode sample-and-hold circuit with an input current linearization technique. IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005:445 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4017627/?reload=true&arnumber=4017627&count=140&index=113
[5]
Alzaher H A. A CMOS digitally programmable universal current-mode filter. IEEE Trans Circuits Syst, 2008, 55(8):758 doi: 10.1109/TCSII.2008.921599
[6]
Mahmoud S A, Hashiesh M A, Soliman A M. Low-voltage digitally controlled fully differential current conveyor. IEEE Trans Circuits Syst I:Regular Papers, 2005, 52(10):2055 doi: 10.1109/TCSI.2005.852922
[7]
Alzaher H, Tasadduq N. Realizations of CMOS fully differential current followers/amplifiers. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2009:1381 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5118022/?arnumber=5118022&contentType=Conference%20Publications
[8]
Elmala M, Carlton B, Bishop R, et al. A 1.4 V, 13.5 mW, 10/100 MHz 6th order elliptic filter/VGA with DC-offset correction in 90 nm CMOS. IEEE Radio Frequency integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005:189 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1489627/
[9]
Zhou Jiaye, Tan Xi, Wang Junyu, et al. A 60-dB linear VGA with novel exponential gain approximation. Journal of Semiconductors, 2009, 30(6):065006 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/6/065006
[10]
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[11]
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      Lower-power, high-linearity class-AB current-mode programmable gain amplifier

      DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/10/105003
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      Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61106024, 61201176)

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      the National Natural Science Foundation of China 61201176

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      • Corresponding author: Wang Zhigong, Email:zgwang@seu.edu.cn
      • Received Date: 2014-04-23
      • Revised Date: 2014-06-26
      • Published Date: 2014-10-01

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