A D-Band CMOS Amplifier with a New Dual-Frequency Interstage Matching Technique

Dong Hyun Kim, Doyoon Kim, Jae Sung Rieh

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Abstract

A new interstage matching technique has been proposed and successfully applied to a {D}-band amplifier in a 65-nm CMOS technology. The proposed technique is based on a simultaneous conjugate matching at the interstages of multistage amplifiers at two frequencies, resulting in an increased bandwidth. The six-stage amplifier designed based on this technique shows a peak gain of 13.8 dB at 113.7 GHz with a 3-dB bandwidth of 11.2 GHz (110.6-121.8 GHz) without balun loss compensation, while consuming a dc power of 40 mW. Measured noise figure shows a minimum value of 10.8 dB at 115 GHz. The output P1 dB and the saturation output power Psat are-14 and-3 dBm, respectively. The circuit occupies an area of 1100 × 550μm2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7845708
Pages (from-to)1580-1588
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume65
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 May

Keywords

  • Amplifier
  • millimeter-wave circuits
  • wideband

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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