无线收发机芯片中可变增益放大器的设计.docVIP

无线收发机芯片中可变增益放大器的设计 摘 要 在传统的GPS/GNSS前端发射机/接收机系统中，可变增益放大器（VGA）自身并不具备滤波功能。在中频或较低的频率下，由于组成滤波网络的电感电容器体积件体积很大，所以多数采用片外无源滤波网络，这样既使系统增益产生了衰减而且也降低了接收机芯片的集成度。目前，采用片上滤波方案的可变增益放大器大多数只做到了低通滤波，且采用级联电路，功耗大且滤波性能不佳。因此，设计了一种具有滤波功能的可变增益放大器。 在这个设计中，采用ATMEL公司的0.5μm SiGe HBT工艺，可变增益单元与Gm-C滤波单元集成一体，并运用四管回转器结构实现滤波。电路驱动电压为3.5V,直流电流为15mA,线性增益控制范围为-20dB-67dB,且电压控制范围为0-1.8V，最小增益下输入1dB压缩点为-11.8dBm。可变增益单元3dB带宽为30MHz-1.34GHz，Gm-C滤波单元选频范围为30MHz-1.38GHz，能够满足可变增益单元3dB带宽要求。可变增益放大器电路不仅具备很大的增益控制范围，而且中频38MHz处有很好的滤波性能，提高了芯片的集成度，降低了系统功耗。可变增益放大器芯片面积为，功耗为53Mw。同时，设计了与可变增益放大器配套工作的检波器与比较器电路，使其组成了一个完整的自动增益控制系统，系统响应时间为6ns，环路稳定时间为40ns,系统总功耗为63mW。 关键词：可变增益放大器；Gm-C滤波；SiGe HBT；自动增益控制 THE DESIGN OF VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER IN WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER CHIP ABSTRACT In the traditional GPS/GNSS front-end receive and transmitter system, the Variable gain amplifier(VGA) doesn’t have the function of filtering. In the intermediate frequency or low frequency, as the bulk of the inductance capacitor, composing the filter network, is very large, the off-chip passive filter is generally adopted. It will not only attenuate the system gain but also decrease the integration levelNow the VGA in the on-chip filtering program can just achieve low-pass filtering, and with the cascade circuits , it consumes much and doesn’t function well.So we design this VGA with the function of filtering In this design. This design adopts the 0.5μm SiGe HBT technology to integrate the controllable gain unit and the Gm-C filter unit together, and adopt four Rotarys structure to filter.The circuit driving voltage is 3.5V, the current is 15 mA, the rang of the linear gain control is -20dB-67dB, and the rang of the voltage control is 0-1.8V, and one compression point is -11.8dBm with the input of the minimum gain. The 3dB bandwidth of variable gain unit is 30MHz-1.34GHz.The frequency-selective range of Gm-C filter unit is 30MHz-1.38GHz, it is able to cover the 3dB bandwidth of variable gain unit. The VGA circuit possesses a large range of gain control and in I