Energy-Aware Low-Power CMOS LNA with Process-Variations Management

Table 3

Modes utilization at extreme communication-channel conditions, depending on the effects of process variations.

LNA performance	Receiver performance	Minimum input-power reception	Maximum input-power reception	Number of cases	Sample in Figure 3
Gain ok and IIP3 ok	NF ok and IIP3 ok	MG-MP (−25%^†)	LG-LP (−50%^†)	74%	A
Gain↓ and IIP3 ok	NF↑ and IIP3 ok	HG-FP (100%^†)	LG-LP (−50%^†)	11%	B
Gain ok and IIP3⁢↓	NF ok and IIP3⁢↓	MG-MP (−25%^†)	LG-MP (−25%^†)	6%	C
Gain↓ and IIP3⁢↓↓	NF↑ and IIP3⁢↓	HG-FP (100%^†)	LG-MP (−25%^†)	8%	D
Gain↓ and IIP3⁢↓↓↓	NF↑ and IIP3⁢↓↓	HG-FP (100%^†)	LG-FP (100%^†)	1%	E and F

Power consumption with respect to the full power modes.