5G NR configurable wideband RF front-end LNA

A Radio Frequency (RF) receiver front-end comprising:

• a reconfigurable low noise amplifier (LNA) block having an input matching network, and an LNA block output;
• an output matching network;
• and
• a switching network;
• wherein:
• a1. the RF receiver front-end is connectable to a load;
• b1. the switching network is connected to the input matching network, the LNA block and the output matching network;
• c1. the RF receiver front-end is configured to receive an input signal at an RF receiver front-end input, route the input signal through the LNA block, and deliver a corresponding output signal at an RF receiver front-end output connected to the load;
• d1. the switching network is configured to configure or reconfigure the RF receiver front-end while maintaining the input signal routed through the LNA block such that performance metrics of the RF receiver front-end meet one or more requirements comprising:
• one or more frequency ranges at which the RF receiver front-end receiver operates, or one or more receiver gain modes, wherein the one or more frequency ranges comprises at least one of a) a narrowband, b) an extended narrowband and c) a wideband frequency range and the one or more receiver gain modes comprises at least a first gain mode and a second gain mode, and
• e1. the RF receiver front-end is configured to operate in one or more of a first, second third, fourth, fifth and sixth state, wherein:
• a2. in the first state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide a narrowband input matching based on the narrowband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide a narrowband output matching based on the narrowband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide a receiver gain corresponding to the first gain mode;
• b2. in the second state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide the narrowband input matching based on the narrowband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide the narrowband output matching based on the narrowband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide the receiver gain corresponding to the second gain mode;
• c2. in the third state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide a wideband input matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide a wideband output matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide the receiver gain corresponding to the first gain mode;
• d2. in the fourth state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide the wideband input matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide the wideband output matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide the receiver gain corresponding to the second gain mode;
• e2. in the fifth state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide an extended narrowband input matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide an extended narrowband output matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide the receiver gain corresponding to the first gain mode;
• and
• f2. in the sixth state:
• the input matching network is configured to provide an extended narrowband input matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the output matching network is configured to provide an extended narrowband output matching based on the wideband frequency range;
• the LNA block and the output matching network are configured to provide the receiver gain corresponding to the second gain mode.