A transformer-matched millimeter-wave CMOS power amplifier

Seungwon Park; Sanggeun Jeon

doi:10.5573/JSTS.2016.16.5.687

A transformer-matched millimeter-wave CMOS power amplifier

Seungwon Park, Sanggeun Jeon

School of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

A differential power amplifier operating at millimeter-wave frequencies is demonstrated using a 65-nm CMOS technology. All of the input, output, and inter-stage network are implemented by transformers only, enabling impedance matching with low loss and a wide bandwidth. The millimeter-wave power amplifier exhibits measured small-signal gain exceeding 12.6 dB over a 3-dB bandwidth from 45 to 56 GHz. The output power and PAE are 13 dBm and 11.7%, respectively at 50 GHz.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	687-694
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5573/JSTS.2016.16.5.687
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 1

Keywords

CMOS
Millimeter-wave
Power amplifier
Transformer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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