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A Reconfigurable CMOS Power Amplifier for Multi-standard Applications  

Yun, Seok-Oh (Department of Engineering, Information and Communications University)
Yoo, Hyung-Joun (Department of Engineering, Information and Communications University)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD / v.44, no.11, 2007 , pp. 89-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
For successful implementation of multi-standard transmitter, reconfigurable architecture and component design are essential. This paper presents a reconfigurable CMOS power amplifier designed CMOS 0.25 um process. Designed power amplifier can be operated at 0.9, 1.2, 1.75, and 1.85 GHz. Also, it can be used at 2.4 GHz by using bonding wire inductor. The interstage matching network is composed of two inductors and four switches, and operation frequency can be varied by controlling switches. Proposed power amplifier can be used as a power amplifier in low power applications such as ZigBee or Bluetooth application and used as a driver amplifier in high power application such as CDMA application. Designed power amplifier has 18.2 dB gain and 10.3 dBm output power at 0.9 GHz. Also, it represented 10.3 (18.1) dB gain and 5.2 (10) dBm output power at 1.75 (2.4) GHz.
Keywords
reconfigurable; power amplifier; interstage matching; multi-standard;
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