Predistortion-based linearization for 5G and beyond millimeter-wave transceiver systems: A comprehensive survey

MF Haider, F You, S He, T Rahkonen… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next-generation (5G/6G) wireless communication aims to leapfrog the currently
occupied sub-6 GHz spectrum to the wideband millimeter-wave (MMW) spectrum. However …

Evolution of and Perspectives on Differential‐Pair‐Based CMOS Variable Gain Amplifiers With Linear‐in‐Decibel Gain Control: A Tutorial

S Wang, Z Lu, Z Tang, X Yu, H Wu… - … Journal of Circuit …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A variable gain amplifier (VGA) is an essential building block used in the
automatic gain control (AGC) loop to provide a continuous, adjustable gain for the signal …

A Linear-in-Decibel Automatic Gain Control Amplifier With Dual Mode Continuous Gain Tuning

L Cai, X Song, Z Lu, XP Yu, KS Yeo… - … on Circuits and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A reconfigurable fully integrated automatic gain control (AGC) amplifier is presented which is
based on a dual mode continuous gain adjustment variable-gain amplifier (VGA). The VGA …

A wideband dB-linear variable-gain amplifier with a compensated negative pseudo-exponential generation technique

Y Dong, L Kong, CC Boon, K Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a wideband dB-linear variable-gain amplifier (VGA) with a
compensated negative pseudo-exponential generation (C-NPEG) technique for high-speed …

Design of a wideband dB-linear variable gain amplifier with continuous gain adjusting in 90-nm CMOS technology

C Fan, Z Chen, Z Liu, X Li, X Li, Q Qi, W Gu… - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wideband dB-linear variable-gain amplifier (VGA) with a DC-offset
cancellation network in a 90-nm CMOS technology for high-speed applications. The VGA …

A 6–18 GHz high dB‐linear attenuator based on variable gain amplifier for ultra‐wideband phased array systems

Z Wang, Z Li, X Wang, X Cheng, Z Li… - Microwave and Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The letter presents a high dB‐linear attenuator based on variable gain amplifier (VGA) for
ultra‐wideband phased array systems. An effective dB‐linear compensation structure is …

Wideband variable-gain amplifiers based on a pseudo-current-steering gain-tuning technique

L Kong, Y Chen, H Yu, CC Boon, PI Mak… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports two variable-gain amplifiers (VGAs) featuring a new pseudo-current-
steering gain-tuning technique. In the first VGA (VGA-I), a single-voltage-controlled dual …

[HTML][HTML] A Wideband dB-Linear Analog Baseband for a Millimeter-Wave Receiver with Error Compensation in 40 nm CMOS Technology

S Hu, H Wang, Y Wang - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a low power wideband dB-linear analog baseband (ABB) circuit for a
millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless receiver in 40 nm CMOS technology. The proposed ABB …

A 0.96-mW dB-linear variable gain amplifier with 0.4-dB linearity error over a 62.4-dB gain tuning range

L Cai, Z Lu, Z Tang, X Yu - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a low-power dB-linear variable gain amplifier (VGA) with a small linear-
in-dB error over a wide gain tuning range. An exponential current ratio is realized in the …

A low power 102 dB reconfigurable variable gain amplifier for multistandard receivers

ES Parapari, ES Parapari, ZD Koozehkanani… - … -International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a low power single-stage variable gain amplifier (VGA) with a novel
structure that is digitally reconfigured through a control bit to provide suitable performance in …