A LNA-merged RF front-end with digitally assisted technique for gain flatness and input-match compensation

Yan Xu1, Yu Liu2, Yang Chen3, Hao Zhang2, Zhong Zheng4, Liguo Sun3, Fujiang Lin2
1Micro-/Nano-Electronic System Integration Center (MESIC), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, 230027, China
2Micro-/Nano-Electronic System Integration Center (MESIC), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China
3Department of EE and Information Science (EEIS), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China
4[Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore]

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