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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2021.25.1.133

Ku-Band Three-Stack CMOS Power Amplifier to Enhance Output Power and Efficiency  

Yang, Junhyuk (Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Jang, Seonhye (Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Jung, Hayeon (Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Joo, Taehwan (Agency for Defense Development)
Park, Changkun (Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.25, no.1, 2021 , pp. 133-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
We propose a Ku-band three-stack CMOS power amplifier to enhance the output power and efficiency. To minimize the dc power consumption, the driver stage is designed using common-source structure. To obtain high output power and utilize a voltage combining method, the power stage is designed using stack structure. To verify the proposed power amplifier structure, we design a Ku-band power amplifier using 65-nm RFCMOS process which provide nine metal layers. The P1dB, power-added efficiency, and gain are higher than 20 dBm, 23 dB, and 25%, respectively, while the operating frequency is 14 GHz-16 GHz.
Keywords
CMOS; drive stage; efficiency; power amplifier; power stage;
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