A compact low-power linear-in-dB CMOS AGC

Kui Zhang; Sheng Xu Wang; Jun Yu Shi; Yong Liu; Li Ming Si; Xin Lv

doi:10.1109/ICSICT.2014.7021473

A compact low-power linear-in-dB CMOS AGC

Kui Zhang, Sheng Xu Wang, Jun Yu Shi, Yong Liu, Li Ming Si, Xin Lv^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics

Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents a low-power and compact automatic gain control circuit which consumes only 1.3 mW and occupies only 0.008 mm² fabricated in TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS technology. The core of the proposed AGC is a variable gain amplifier (VGA) implemented by Gilbert cells and an exponential function circuit for dB linearity of gain control. The dynamic range of the AGC is from -10 dB to 50 dB. The operation frequency is only 10 MHz, but the AGC maintains 3 dB bandwidth wider than 35 MHz throughout its gain range. The constant time of the AGC loop is 5 μs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 12th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014
Editors	Jia Zhou, Ting-Ao Tang
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479932962
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSICT.2014.7021473
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2014
Event	2014 12th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014 - Guilin, China Duration: 28 Oct 2014 → 31 Oct 2014

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Conference	2014 12th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Guilin
Period	28/10/14 → 31/10/14

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Zhang, K., Wang, S. X., Shi, J. Y., Liu, Y., Si, L. M., & Lv, X. (2014). A compact low-power linear-in-dB CMOS AGC. In J. Zhou, & T.-A. Tang (Eds.), Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 12th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014 Article 7021473 (Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 12th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSICT.2014.7021473

Zhang, Kui ; Wang, Sheng Xu ; Shi, Jun Yu et al. / A compact low-power linear-in-dB CMOS AGC. Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 12th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014. editor / Jia Zhou ; Ting-Ao Tang. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. (Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 12th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, ICSICT 2014).

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