摘要 |
Known is a two stage high frequency amplifier preceded by a large amplification gain stage providing a fixed swing signal for the two stage amplifier. Particularly in portable devices such as pagers, and mobile or cordless phones, such a receiver structure consumes much power. An amplifier structure is proposed with a cascade of at least four amplifier stages, alternately resistive feedback amplifier stages and non-resistive amplifier stages. Herewith, a dramatic improvement of the gain-bandwidth product is achieved, for the same static power consumption. The amplifier can be used in a PLL of a synthesizer circuit for a pager, cellular or cordless phone, or any other suitable communcation device. |