Research Article

The Design of Low Noise Amplifiers in Deep Submicron CMOS Processes: A Convex Optimization Approach

Table 5

Optimal design results for low-noise amplifier when input circuit quality factor and output circuit quality factor .

Parameters90 nm180 nm

Output conductance () 0.0082 S0.0063 S
Transconductance () 0.0069 S0.0052 S
Gate width () 22.172 µm27.006 µm
Gate length ()90 nm180 nm
factor (0.11280.1681
Gate intrinsic capacitance ()18.696 fF27.87 fF
Additional capacitance ()0.147 pF0.13792 pF
Source inductor ()1.2063 nH1.5828 nH
Gate inductor ()25.32 nH24.943 nH
Drain current ()0.5 mA0.5 mA
Minimum noise figure ()0.6076 dB0.8229 dB