JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science

  • 제16권5호
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  • Pages.687-694
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  • 2016
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  • 1598-1657(pISSN)
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  • 2233-4866(eISSN)
대한전자공학회 (The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers)
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A Transformer-Matched Millimeter-Wave CMOS Power Amplifier

  • 투고 : 2016.03.29
  • 심사 : 2016.07.19
  • 발행 : 2016.10.30
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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.

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