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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2018.22.4.1088

Design of a Dual mode Three-push Tripler Using Stacked FETs with Amplifier mode operation  

Yoon, Hong-sun (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Park, Youngcheol (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.22, no.4, 2018 , pp. 1088-1092 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a dual-mode frequency tripler using push-push and stacked FET structures. The proposed circuit can operate either in frequency multiplier mode or in amplifier mode. In the frequency multiplier mode, push-push frequency multiplication is achieved by allowing input signals with particular phase shifts. In the amplifier mode, the device operates as a distributed amplifier to obtain high gain. Also both modes were designed using stacked FET structure. The designed circuit showed frequency tripled output power of 9.7 dBm at 2.4 GHz with the input at 800 MHz. On the other hand, in the amplifier mode, the device showed 8.9 dB of gain to generate 19.5 dBm at 800 MHz.
Keywords
Frequency multiplier; N-pushing structure; Dual-mode; Dual band; Stacked FET; Distributed amplifier;
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