Constant-bandwidth variable gain amplifier

Details Constant-bandwidth variable gain amplifier Constant-bandwidth variable gain amplifier

2011-06-07

2011-06-07

Pascal, Robert (Department: 2817)

Amplifiers

With semiconductor amplifying device

Including differential amplifier

Reexamination Certificate

active

07956687

ABSTRACT:
The performance of an AGC loop typically depends on several factors, including gain linearity of the VGA and variation in the VGA bandwidth over the range of available gain settings. Although a resistively degenerated VGA provides for excellent gain linearity and immunity to process variations, the conventional architecture for a resistively degenerated VGA suffers from bandwidth variation over the range of available gain settings. Embodiments are provided herein of a constant-bandwidth VGA that utilizes resistive degeneration. To maintain a constant bandwidth over the range of available gain settings, degeneration resistors are coupled in parallel with compensation capacitors. In an embodiment, a compensation capacitor is determined to have a capacitance substantially equal to the decrease in total degeneration resistance that occurs as a result of an associated degeneration resistor being placed in parallel with the total degeneration resistance.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6870404 (2005-03-01), Maangat
patent: 2009/0261899 (2009-10-01), Gomez et al.

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