WO2007026572A1 - 低雑音増幅回路、および受信システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a multi-channel wireless communication apparatus such as a digital TV tuner, and more particularly to a low noise amplifier circuit that requires high gain and wide band simultaneously.
- the current tuners are bipolar chips having excellent reception sensitivity characteristics, that is, noise characteristics, in the receiving section, and low cost and small size in the digital signal processing section. It is composed of excellent CMOS chips. Therefore, the system is composed of two chips, and it is becoming impossible to satisfy the user's demand for low cost and downsizing.
- the receiving unit which has been realized in bipolar is made into CMOS and the tuner system is realized in one chip!
- CMOS tuner system it is important to design a receiver, and in particular, to design a low-noise amplifier circuit that almost determines the reception sensitivity characteristics.
- a low noise amplifier circuit is required to have a large gain.
- FIG. 29 is a block diagram of the tuner system.
- the reception method is a direct conversion method
- 14 is an antenna
- 15 is a low noise amplifier (15)
- 16a and 16b are mixers
- 17a and 17b are LPF (Low Pass Filter)
- 18a, 18b is a VGA (Variable Gain Amplifier)
- 19 is a 90 ° phase shifter
- 20 is a PLL
- 21 is a digital circuit.
- a low-noise amplifier circuit is required to have a wide input signal band of 1 GHz or more.
- FIG. 28 is an image diagram of an RF signal input to the BSZCS digital television tuner system.
- FIG. 24 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a conventional low-noise amplifier circuit 1100.
- FIGS. 25 and 26 are circuit diagrams showing low-noise amplifier circuits 1200 and 1300 according to other conventional configurations.
- FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth in the low noise amplifier circuit of FIG.
- the basic configuration is a common-source amplifier circuit with an inductor load
- 1 is a signal amplifier
- 2 is a load unit
- 3 is an RF signal supplier
- 6 is an output terminal
- 7 is a transistor
- 10 is an inductor
- 11 is a capacitor
- 13 is a wideband resistor.
- the RF signal supplier 3 shows a general means for supplying an RF signal. For example, in the tuner system shown in FIG. 29, it indicates the antenna 14.
- An input signal supplied from the RF signal supplier 3 is input to the gate terminal of the transistor 7 and converted from a voltage signal to a current signal. Then, the current signal flows through the load section 2 and is again converted into a voltage signal to become an output signal, which is output from the output terminal 6.
- the frequency characteristic of the gain of the low noise amplifier circuit is determined by the characteristic of the load section 2. Specifically, the gain is maximized at the resonance frequency determined by the inductance L10 of the inductor 10 and the capacitance value C11 of the capacitor 11. Normally, the circuit designer adjusts L10 or C11 according to the application to design the resonant frequency to match the frequency band of the input RF signal.
- Broadband resistor 13 is connected to reduce the Q value of load section 2 (the steepness of the load impedance characteristic). By reducing the resistance value R13 of broadband resistor 13, FIG. As shown in Fig. 5, the gain characteristics can be widened.
- Non-Patent Document 2 Behzad Razavi, translated by Tadahiro Kuroda, “RF Microelectronics”, Maruzen Co., Ltd., March 2002, p. 47-50
- Non-Patent Document 2 Thomas H. Lee, "The Design of CMO3 ⁇ 4 Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits", CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRES S), 1998, p. 178-222
- the low noise amplifier circuit in the above prior art has a problem that it is difficult to simultaneously realize high gain and wide bandwidth with low power consumption.
- the power required to have a gain of 20 dB or more and a bandwidth of 1 GHz or more as shown in Figure 27, increasing the resistance value R13 of the wideband resistor 13 increases the gain.
- the bandwidth is narrowed and the resistance value R13 is reduced, the bandwidth is widened but the gain is reduced. Therefore, gain and bandwidth are in a trade-off relationship, and high gain and wide bandwidth cannot be realized simultaneously by adjusting resistance R13.
- the conventional low-noise amplifier circuit has a problem that it is difficult to realize high gain and wideband at the same time with low power consumption, and a high-performance receiving system cannot be realized.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a low noise amplifier circuit and a receiving system that simultaneously satisfy high gain and wide bandwidth with low power consumption. .
- a low noise amplifier circuit includes an input terminal and an output terminal, a signal amplifier for amplifying an input signal, and the output terminal The current signal of the output terminal is converted into a voltage signal.
- a load unit an RF signal supplier connected to the input terminal for supplying an RF signal, and a resonance for controlling the resonance frequency of the load unit according to the frequency of the RF signal supplied from the RF signal supplier And a frequency control circuit.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 2 of the present invention is the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the RF signal is composed of a plurality of channels, and the resonance frequency control circuit includes: The resonance frequency of the load unit is controlled so as to coincide with the frequency band of the desired channel included in the RF signal.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 3 of the present invention is the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the load section includes an inductor and a variable capacitor, and the resonance frequency control circuit Is characterized in that the capacitance value of the variable capacitor is controlled in accordance with the frequency of the RF signal.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 4 of the present invention is the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the load section includes a variable inductor and a capacitor, and the resonance frequency control circuit Is characterized in that the inductance of the variable inductor is controlled in accordance with the frequency of the RF signal.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 5 of the present invention is the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the load unit includes a variable inductor and a variable capacitor, and the resonance frequency control The circuit controls both the inductance of the variable inductor and the capacitance value of the variable capacitor according to the frequency of the RF signal.
- the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 6 of the present invention is the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal amplifier includes a drain, a gate, and a source terminal, respectively, the output terminal.
- a transistor connected to the input terminal and the ground terminal, and the load section includes an inductor connected between the power supply terminal and the output terminal, and the output terminal and the power supply terminal or the ground terminal. And at least one of the inductor and the capacitor is variable in its inductor value or capacitance value.
- the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 7 of the present invention is the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal amplifying unit includes a drain, a gate, and a source terminal, each having a first output. Terminal, first input terminal, first transistor connected to the first node, and drain, gate, and source terminals to the second output terminal, second input terminal, and first node, respectively. A second transistor connected to the second node; and a current source connected between the first node and a ground terminal.
- the load unit is connected between a power supply terminal and the first output terminal. Connected between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and the second inductor connected between the power supply terminal and the second output terminal. And at least one of the first and second inductors and the capacitor is characterized in that the inductor value or the capacitance value is variable.
- a receiving system according to claim 8 of the present invention includes the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, and is integrated on one semiconductor chip.
- a reception system according to claim 9 of the present invention includes the low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 1, and is used in a television tuner system.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 10 of the present invention is characterized in that in the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 2, the signal band of the RF signal is 1 GHz or more.
- a low-noise amplifier circuit according to claim 11 of the present invention is the low-noise amplifier circuit according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the inductor or the variable inductor included in the load section is an on-chip inductor. It is characterized by being.
- a low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 12 of the present invention is the low noise amplifier circuit according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the transistor is a MOS transistor.
- the resonance frequency of the load unit is controlled so as to match the RF signal frequency of the desired channel, thereby realizing a high gain 'wideband low noise amplifier circuit that does not increase power consumption. Can be realized. As a result, it is possible to realize high reception sensitivity characteristics with low power consumption by applying the low-noise amplifier circuit of the present invention to a wideband 'multi-channel reception system such as a TV tuner system.
- the low noise amplifier circuit of the present invention a high gain and a wide band can be obtained without increasing power consumption.
- By simultaneously realizing the frequency band it is possible to achieve high reception sensitivity characteristics with low power consumption in a wideband / multi-channel reception system.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 101 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 102 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 103 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of low noise amplifier circuit 104 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of low noise amplifier circuit 105 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth of the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low-noise amplifier circuit 201 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 202 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low-noise amplifier circuit 203 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 204 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplification circuit 205 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth of the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 301 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 301 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 302 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of low-noise amplifier circuit 303 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 304 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 305 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth of the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the variable capacitance value of the low-noise amplifier circuit 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the variable capacitance value of the low noise amplifier circuit 105 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a variable inductance of the low noise amplifier circuit 201 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing examples of variable capacitance values and variable inductances of the low noise amplifier circuit 301 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the variable capacitance value and variable inductance of the low noise amplifier circuit 305 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a conventional low noise amplifier circuit 1100.
- FIG. 25 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a conventional low-noise amplifier circuit 1200.
- FIG. 26 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a conventional low-noise amplifier circuit 1300.
- Figure 27 is a characteristic diagram showing the trade-off between gain and bandwidth in a conventional low-noise amplifier circuit.
- FIG. 28 is an image diagram of an RF signal input to the BSZCS digital TV tuner.
- FIG. 29 is a block diagram of the tuner system.
- LNA Low noise amplifier
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low-noise amplifier circuit 101 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIGS. 2 to 5 show low-noise amplifier circuits 102 according to other configurations of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- ⁇ 105 and
- FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth of the low-noise amplifier circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- 1 is a signal amplifier
- 2 is a load unit
- 3 is an RF signal supplier
- 4 is a resonant frequency control circuit
- 5 is an input terminal.
- 6 is an output terminal
- 7 is a MOS transistor
- 9 is a variable capacitor
- 10 is an inductor.
- the signal amplifier 1 has a MOS transistor 7 whose drain, gate, and source terminals are connected to the output terminal 6, the input terminal 5, and the ground terminal, respectively.
- Inductor 10 included in load unit 2 is an on-chip inductor.
- the operation of the low-noise amplifier circuit 101 according to the first embodiment the basic configuration of which is configured by a common source amplifier, will be described.
- the RF signal supplied from the RF signal supplier 3 is input to the gate terminal of the MOS transistor 7 via the input terminal 5, and is converted into a voltage signal power current signal. Converted. Then, when the current signal flows through the load unit 2, it is converted into a voltage signal, and the amplified RF output signal can be taken out from the output terminal 6.
- the signal band of the RF signal is 1 GHz or more.
- the gain G1 is given by the following equation.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of variable capacitance values in the low noise amplifier circuit 101 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 20 shows variable capacitance values in the low noise amplifier circuit 105 of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example.
- the values of C9 for the RF signal frequencies of 1. OGHz, 1.5 GHz, and 2. OGHz are 5. lpF, 2.3 pF, 1
- the resonance frequency frl becomes 1.OOGHz, 1.48GHz, 1.98GHz, respectively, and the resonance frequency frl can be matched or close to the desired RF signal frequency. Therefore, in the wideband 'multi-channel application as shown in FIG. 28, the low noise amplifier circuit 101 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 can realize high gain and wideband at the same time. .
- the reception system is configured using the low noise amplifier circuit 101, high reception sensitivity characteristics can be realized for any channel.
- the force in which the load unit 2 is configured by only the inductor 10 and the variable capacitor 9 and the signal amplification unit 1 is configured by only the MOS transistor 7 is not limited to this.
- a broadband resistor, negative feedback resistor, DC blocking capacitor, etc. may be connected.
- the load unit 2 is connected to the broadband resistor 13 in parallel with the inductor 10 as in the low-noise amplifier circuit 102 in FIG. 2, or as the low-noise amplifier circuit 103 in FIG.
- a signal amplifying unit 1 that is connected to a broadband resistor 13 in series with the Kuta 10 is connected to a negative feedback resistor between the output terminal 6 and the input terminal 5 as in the low-noise amplifier circuit 104 in FIG. 22 and DC blocking capacity 23 may be connected in series.
- the configuration of the low-noise amplifier circuit is as follows. As shown in FIG. 2, the broadband noise resistance 13 is connected in parallel with the inductor 10 as shown in FIG. 2, and the broadband noise resistance is connected in series with the inductor 10 as shown in FIG.
- the basic configuration may be a differential source ground amplifier.
- the signal amplifying unit 1 includes a first MOS transistor 7a having a drain, a gate, and a source terminal connected to the first output terminal 6a, the first input terminal 5a, and the first node 24, respectively, and a drain , The gate and source terminals of the second output terminal 6b, the second input terminal 5b, the second MOS transistor 7b connected to the first node 24, and the first node 24 and the ground terminal, respectively.
- C9 is equivalently doubled by connecting the variable capacitor 9 between the differential output terminals, that is, between the first output terminal 6a and the second output terminal 6b.
- the value of C9 can be 2.6pF, 1.2pF, 0.7pF and the value of C9 can be halved.
- the load unit 2 that converts the current signal at the output terminal 6 into a voltage signal includes the inductor 10 and the variable capacitor 9. Since the resonance frequency control circuit 4 controls the capacitance value C9 of the variable capacitor 9 according to the frequency of the RF signal, a high gain characteristic can be realized over a wide band. There is an effect that the reception sensitivity can be improved. Since the transistor of the signal amplification unit 1 is a MOS transistor, a reception system including a reception unit and a digital signal processing unit, such as a TV tuner system, can be integrated on a single CMOS chip. Monkey.
- the power of the signal amplifying unit 1 that is a MOS transistor is used.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the transistor of the signal amplifying unit 1 is a bipolar transistor, or Also good as GaAsMESFET! / ⁇ .
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low noise amplifier circuit 201 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 8 to 11 show a low noise amplifier circuit 202 according to another configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- ⁇ 205, and FIG. 12 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between gain and bandwidth of the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a signal amplifier
- 2 is a load unit
- 3 is an RF signal supplier
- 4 is a resonant frequency control circuit
- 5 is an input terminal.
- 6 is an output terminal
- 7 is a MOS transistor
- 8 is a variable inductor
- 11 is a capacitor.
- the width portion 1 has a MOS transistor 7 whose drain, gate, and source terminals are connected to the output terminal 6, the input terminal 5, and the ground terminal, respectively.
- the variable inductor 8 included in the load unit 2 is an on-chip inductor.
- the RF signal supplied from the RF signal supplier 3 is input to the gate terminal of the MOS transistor 7 via the input terminal 5, and is converted into a voltage signal force current signal. Converted. Then, when the current signal flows through the load unit 2, it is converted into a voltage signal, and the amplified RF output signal can be taken out from the output terminal 6.
- the signal band of the RF signal is 1 GHz or more.
- the gain G2 is given by the following equation.
- gain G2 has resonance characteristics with respect to frequency, and its resonance frequency fr2 is
- the resonance frequency is shifted as shown in FIG. Try to have the maximum gain.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of variable inductance in the low noise amplification circuit 201 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the inductance L8 values for the RF signal frequencies of 1. OGHz, 1.5 GHz, and 2. OGHz are shown in Fig. 21. 5.
- resonance frequency fr2 is 1. OOGHz, 1. 48GHz, 1.
- the resonance frequency fr2 can be made equal to or close to the desired RF signal frequency. Therefore, in a wideband 'multi-channel application as shown in FIG. 28, the low-noise amplifier circuit 201 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 can realize high gain and wideband at the same time. it can. As a result, when a reception system is configured using the low noise amplifier circuit 201, high reception sensitivity characteristics can be realized for any channel.
- the force in which the load unit 2 is configured by only the variable inductor 8 and the capacitor 11 and the signal amplification unit 1 is configured by only the MOS transistor 7 is not limited to this.
- a broadband resistor, negative feedback resistor, DC blocking capacitor, etc. may be connected.
- the load unit 2 is connected to the variable inductor 8 in parallel with the broadband inductor 13 as in the low noise amplifier circuit 202 in FIG. 8, or as in the low noise amplifier circuit 203 in FIG.
- the signal amplifying unit 1 that is connected to the variable inductor 8 in series with the broadband inductor 13 is negatively connected between the output terminal 6 and the input terminal 5 as in the low-noise amplifier circuit 204 in FIG.
- a feedback resistor 22 and a DC blocking capacitor 23 may be connected in series.
- the configuration of the low-noise amplification circuit is as follows: a load section 2 having a broadband inductor 13 connected in parallel with the variable inductor 8 as shown in FIG.
- a negative feedback resistor 22 and a DC blocking capacitor 23 are connected in series between the output terminal 6 and the input terminal 5 as shown in Fig. 10. May be combined.
- the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the second embodiment may have a basic configuration that is a differential source grounded amplifier.
- the signal amplifying unit 1 includes a first MOS transistor 7a whose drain, gate, and source terminals are connected to the first output terminal 6a, the first input terminal 5a, and the first node 24, respectively.
- the drain, gate, and source terminals each have a second output terminal 6b, a second input terminal 5b, a second MOS transistor 7b connected to the first node 24, and the first node 24.
- It has a current source 12 connected between the ground terminals.
- C11 is equivalently doubled by connecting the capacitor 11 between the differential output terminals, that is, between the first output terminal 6a and the second output terminal 6b. So, in Fig. 21! / Hit, C11 is 2.5pF.
- the load unit 2 that converts the current signal of the output terminal 6 into a voltage signal includes the variable inductor 8 and the capacitor 11. Since the resonance frequency control circuit 4 controls the inductance L8 of the variable inductor 8 according to the frequency of the RF signal, a high gain characteristic can be realized over a wide band, and as a result, the reception sensitivity of the receiving system. There is an effect that can be improved. Further, since the transistor of the signal amplifier 1 is a MOS transistor, a receiving system such as a TV tuner system including a receiving unit and a digital signal processing unit can be integrated on a single CMOS chip.
- the present invention is not limited to this, in which the transistor of the signal amplifying unit 1 is a MOS transistor.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the transistor of the signal amplifying unit 1 is a bipolar transistor or GaAsMESFET or the like may be used.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a low-noise amplifier circuit 301 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIGS. 14 to 17 show low-noise amplifier circuits 3 according to other configurations of Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a characteristic diagram showing a trade-off between the gain and the bandwidth of the low noise amplifier circuit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a signal amplifier
- 2 is a load unit
- 3 is an RF signal supplier
- 4 is a resonance frequency control circuit
- 5 is an input terminal.
- 6 is an output terminal
- 7 is a MOS transistor
- 8 is a variable inductor
- 9 is a variable capacitor.
- the signal amplifying unit 1 includes a MOS transistor 7 whose drain, gate, and source terminals are connected to the output terminal 6, the input terminal 5, and the Darnd terminal, respectively.
- the variable inductor 8 included in the load unit 2 is an on-chip inductor.
- the RF signal supplied from the RF signal supplier 3 is input to the gate terminal of the MOS transistor 7 via the input terminal 5 and converted into a voltage signal current signal.
- the RF output signal converted into a voltage signal and amplified from the output terminal 6 can be taken out.
- the signal band of the RF signal is 1 GHz or more.
- the gain G3 is given by the following equation.
- gain G3 has resonance characteristics with respect to frequency, and its resonance frequency fr3 is
- the resonance frequency control circuit 4 controls the inductance L8 and the capacitance value C9, thereby shifting the resonance frequency as shown in FIG. Make sure that the desired RF signal frequency has the maximum gain.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating examples of variable capacitance values and variable inductances in the low noise amplifier circuit 301 of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating the low noise amplifier circuit 305 of the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a variable capacitance value and a variable inductance.
- the force that the load unit 2 is configured by only the variable inductor 8 and the variable capacitor 9 and the signal amplification unit 1 is configured by only the MOS transistor 7 is not limited thereto.
- a broadband resistor, a negative feedback resistor, a DC blocking capacitor, etc. may be connected.
- the load unit 2 is connected to the variable inductor 8 in parallel with the broadband inductor 13 as in the low noise amplifier circuit 302 in FIG. 14, or as in the low noise amplifier circuit 303 in FIG.
- a signal amplifying unit 1 that is connected to a variable inductor 8 in series with a broadband resistor 13 is negatively connected between the output terminal 6 and the input terminal 5 as in the low-noise amplifier circuit 304 in FIG.
- a feedback resistor 22 and a DC blocking capacitor 23 may be connected in series.
- the configuration of the low-noise amplification circuit is as follows: the load section 2 includes a broadband inductor 13 connected in parallel with the variable inductor 8 as shown in FIG. 14 and the variable inductor 8 as shown in FIG.
- a negative feedback resistor 22 and a DC blocking capacitor 23 are connected in series between the output terminal 6 and the input terminal 5 as shown in FIG. Things may be combined.
- the low-noise amplifier circuit according to the third embodiment may be such that the basic configuration is a differential source grounded amplifier, like a low-noise amplifier circuit 305 shown in FIG.
- the signal amplifying unit 1 includes a first MOS transistor 7a whose drain, gate, and source terminals are connected to the first output terminal 6a, the first input terminal 5a, and the first node 24, respectively.
- the drain, gate, and source terminals are the second output terminal 6b, the second input terminal 5b, the second MOS transistor 7b connected to the first node 24, and the first node 24 and the ground terminal, respectively.
- Current source 12 connected between the two.
- C9 is equivalent to twice this.
- C9i is 2.5pF, 1.7pF, and 1.3pF, respectively, and the value of C9 can be halved.
- the load unit 2 that converts the current signal at the output terminal 6 into the voltage signal has the variable inductor 8 and the variable capacitor 9, and is resonant.
- the frequency control circuit 4 controls both the inductance L8 of the variable inductor 8 and the capacitance value C9 of the variable capacitor 9 according to the frequency of the RF signal. Gain characteristics can be realized, and as a result, the receiving sensitivity of the receiving system can be improved. Further, since the transistor of the signal amplifying unit 1 is a MOS transistor, a receiving system such as a TV tuner system including a receiving unit and a digital signal processing unit can be integrated on a single CMOS chip.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this, and the transistor of the signal amplifying unit 1 is a bipolar transistor or a GaAs transistor. It is good also as MESFET etc.
- the load unit 2 includes a variable inductor 8 connected between the power supply terminal and the output terminal 6, and an output terminal 6 and a ground terminal.
- the load unit 2 includes an inductor connected between the power supply terminal and the output terminal 6, and the output terminal 6 and the power supply terminal or the ground terminal.
- the inductor may have a connected capacitance, and at least one of the inductor and the capacitor may have a variable inductor value or a capacitance value.
- the load section 2 includes a first variable inductor 8a connected between the power supply terminal and the first output terminal 6a, and a power supply terminal. And a second variable inductor 8b connected between the first output terminal 6b and a variable capacitor 9 connected between the first output terminal 6a and the second output terminal 6b.
- the load section 2 has a first inductor connected between a power supply terminal and the first output terminal 6a, and a first inductor connected between the power supply terminal and the second output terminal 6b.
- Two inductors, and a capacitor connected between the first output terminal 6a and the second output terminal 6b, and at least one of the first and second inductors, These inductor values or capacitance values may be variable.
- the low noise amplifier circuit according to the present invention realizes a high gain characteristic over a wide band with low power consumption, and is useful for a multi-channel reception system such as a TV tuner.
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