RF/analog electronics (receiver performance): When characterizing a small-signal amplifier in a radio receiver, engineers often evaluate its noise ____. Fill the standard performance metric used to quantify degradation of signal-to-noise ratio. Choose the correct term.

Q: RF/analog electronics (receiver performance): When characterizing a small-signal amplifier in a radio receiver, engineers often evaluate its noise ____. Fill the standard performance metric used to quantify degradation of signal-to-noise ratio. Choo…

Concept Noise figure (NF) quantifies how much an amplifier degrades SNR versus an ideal noiseless device (related to noise factor). Final Answer figure

Difficulty: Easy

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index
gain

Correct Answer: figure

Explanation:

Concept
Noise figure (NF) quantifies how much an amplifier degrades SNR versus an ideal noiseless device (related to noise factor).

Final Answer
figure

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