• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.318-330
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• 2013

This paper presents a high-linearity low-noise small-size programmable gain amplifier (PGA) based on a new low-noise low-distortion differential amplifier and a proposed reconfiguration technique. The proposed differential amplifier combines an inverter-based differential pair with an adaptive biasing circuit to reduce noise and distortion. The reconfiguration technique saves the chip size by half by utilizing the same differential pair for the input transconductance and load-stage, interchangeably. Fabricated in $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS, the proposed PGA shows a dB-linear control range of 21dB in 16 steps from -11 dB to 10 dB with a gain error of less than ${\pm}0.33$ dB, an IIP3 of 7.4~14.5 dBm, a P1dB of -7~1.2 dBm, a noise figure of 13dB, and a 3-dB bandwidth of 270MHz at the maximum gain, respectively. The PGA occupies a chip area of $0.04mm^2$ and consumes only 1.3 mA from the 1.8 V supply.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.753-758
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• 2002

In this paper, low voltage 3V CMOS programmable gain amplifier(PGA) for using in the transmitter and receiver of ADSL analog front-end is designed. The designed receive PGA is connected with 1.1MHz continuous lowpass fillet and controls the gain from 0dB to 30dB. And also the transmitter PGA is connected with 138KHz lowpass filter and controls the gain from -15dB to 0dB. The gain of All PGAs can be programmed by digital logic circuits and main controller. The designed PGAs are verified using HSPICE simulation with $0.35\mu{m}$ CMOS parameter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.349-351
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• 2013

This research paper presents a low-power programmable gain amplifier (PGA) to facilitate signal processing of the detection of defects in steel plates. This circuit is able to adjust a gain in the range of 6 to 60dB in 7 steps using different signal types for various defects from hall sensors. The gain of PGA is designed by operating on-resistors of switches and passive components. The proposed PGA ($0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS process with 1.8 supply voltage) showed excellent gain error of less than -0.2dB, and low power consumption of 0.47mW.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.299-301
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 직류 오프셋 (DC-offset) 제거 기능을 가진 저 전력 자동 이득 조절 증폭기 (PGA, Programmable Gain Amplifier)를 제안한다. 이러한 회로는 직류 오프셋 문제점을 해결하기 위해 기존의 gm-boosting 증폭기를 변형한 디지털 이득 제어 방식으로 설계되어 있기 때문에 우수한 선형성을 가진다. 또한 특수 목적에 맞도록 그 이득을 6dB에서 60dB까지 7단계로 조절 가능하며, 밀러효과를 이용한 AC-coupling 방식으로 큰 값의 유동적인 커패시터와 저항을 구현하여 직류 오프셋을 제거한다. 제안한 PGA는 기존 회로에 비해 0.2dB 보다 작은 이득오차와 0.47mW의 낮은 소비전력 특성을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.354-356
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 CMOS 스위치를 이용한 디지털 이득 제어 구조를 가진 이득 조절 증폭기 (PGA, Programmable Gain Amplifier)를 제안한다. 기존의 아날로그 이득 제어 방식에서는 가변적인 트랜스 컨덕턴스를 활용하는 과정에서 바이어스 전류나 전압에 의해 이득이 변하게 되어 순간적으로 구성회로의 바이어스 포인트가 변하기 때문에 왜곡이 발생하게 되는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 기존의 gm-boosting 증폭기를 변형한 디지털 이득 제어 방식으로 설계되어 있기 때문에 우수한 선형성을 가지며 특수 목적에 맞도록 그 이득을 6dB에서 60dB까지 7가지 단계로 조절 가능하다. 제안한 PGA는 기존 회로에 비해 0.2dB 보다 작은 이득오차와 0.47mW의 낮은 소비전력 특성을 보였다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.276-281
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• 2005

This paper presents a low voltage operating IF QPSK receiver block which is consisted of programmable gain amplifier (PGA) and analog to digital converter. This PGA has 6 bit control and 250MHz bandwidth, $0{\sim}20\;dB$ gain range. Using the proposed PGA architecture (low distortion gain control switch block), we can process the continuous fully differential $0.2{\sim}2.5Vpp$ input/output range and 44MHz carrier with 2 MHz bandwidth signal at 1.8V supply voltage. Using the sub-sampling technique (input freq. is $44{\sim}46MHz$, sampling freq. is 25MHz), we can process the IF QPSK signal ($44{\sim}46MHz$) which is the output of the 6 bit PGA. We can get the SNDR 35dB, which is the result of PGA and ADC at full gain mode. We fabricated the PGA and ADC and the digital signal processing block of the IF QPSK with the 0.18um CMOS MIM process 1.8V Supply.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.51 no.8
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• pp.38-48
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• 2014

In this paper, a design of Signal Processing Analog Front-End IC for Automotive Piezo-Resistive Type Pressure Sensor is presented. In modern society, as the car turns to go from mechanical to electronic technology, the accuracy and reliability of electronic parts required importantly. In order to improve these points, Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA) amplifies the received signal in accordance with gain for increasing the accuracy after PRT Sensor is operated to change physical pressure signals to electrical signals. The signal amplified from PGA is processed by Digital blocks like ADC, CMC and DAC. After going through this process, it is possible to determine the electrical signal to physical pressure signal. As processing analog signal to digital signal, reliability and accuracy in Analog Front-End IC is increased. The current consumption of IC is 5.32mA. The die area of the fabricated IC is $1.94mm{\times}1.94mm$.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.769-772
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• 2005

This paper describes a low-voltage and low-power channel selection analog front end with continuous-time low pass filters and highly linear programmable-gain amplifier(PGA). The filters were realized as balanced Gm-C biquadratic filters to achieve a low current consumption. High linearity and a constant wide bandwidth are achieved by using a new transconductance(Gm) cell. The PGA has a voltage gain varying from 0 to 65dB, while maintaining a constant bandwidth. A filter tuning circuit that requires an accurate time base but no external components is presented. With a 1-Vrms differential input and output, the filter achieves -85dB THD and a 78dB signal-to-noise ratio. Both the filter and PGA were implemented in a 0.18um 1P6M n-well CMOS process. They consume 3.2mW from a 1.8V power supply and occupy an area of $0.19mm^2$.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.358-361
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 ADSL용 아날로그 Front-end의 수신단과 송신단에 활용하기 위한 저전압 특성의 3V CMOS 프로그램머블 증폭기(PGA)를 설계하였다. 설계된 수신단의 PGA는 1.1MHz로 연속시간 저역통과 필터와 연결하여 0dB에서 30dB까지 이득을 조정해주며, 송신단의 PGA는 138kHz의 저역필터와 연결하여 -15dB에서 0dB까지의 이득을 조정할 수 있다. 모든 PGA의 이득은 디지털 로직과 메인 컨트롤러에 의해서 프로그램될 수 있도록 설계하였다. 설계된 PGA는 $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS 파라미터를 이용하여 Hspice 시뮬레이션으로 그 특성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.48 no.9
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• pp.13-21
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• 2011

In this paper, the CMOS programmable interface circuit for MEMS gyroscope is presented, and evaluated with the MEMS sensing element. The circuit includes the front-end charge amplifier with 10 bit programmable capacitor arrays, 9 bit DAC for accurate offset calibration, and 10 bit PGA for accurate gain calibration. The self oscillation loop with automatic gain control operates properly. The offset error and gain error after calibration are measured to be 0.36 %FSO and 0.19 %FSO, respectively. The noise equivalent resolution and bias instability are measured to be 0.016 deg/sec and 0.012 deg/sec, respectively. The calibration capability of this circuit can reduce the variations of the output offset and gain, and this can enhance the manufacturability and can improve the yield.