Radio frequency amplifier with constant gain setting. A circuitry that
includes triple well connected MOSFETs is employed to eliminate body
effects therein. The voltage gain as presented herein, being implemented
using a ratio of certain elements within the circuitry, is immune to
variations in temperature, power supply voltage, and process variations.
One implementation employs an array of selectable MOSFETs to allow for
more than one gain setting to be provided by the amplifier. Such an
amplifier has a variable/selectable gain setting. An appropriately placed
MOSFET is employed to provide the desired input impedance (e.g.,
50.OMEGA.). This design can be implemented using multiple n-channel metal
oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (N-MOSFETs) (some of which
are triple well connected) and p-channel metal oxide semiconductor
field-effect transistors (P-MOSFETs), or alternatively using P-MOSFETs
and N-MOSFETs.