An Automated Approach to Power Amplifier Design Demonstrated with a SiGe Process at 140 GHz

被引：3

作者：

O'Malley, Everett ^{[1
]}

Buckwalter, James F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

来源：

IEEE 49TH EUROPEAN SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, ESSCIRC 2023 | 2023年

关键词：

D-Band; Power Amplifier; Electronic Design Automation; Machine Learning;

D O I：

10.1109/ESSCIRC59616.2023.10268806

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

This paper presents an algorithmic approach that automates power amplifier (PA) design based on output power and gain specifications while attempting to identify the highest power added efficiency (PAE) matching network designs. A software library based on scalable passive models for a particular back-end-of-the line is demonstrated to design and layout an RF complete power amplifier in 6 seconds. The PA was measured to have a peak PAE of 13.5% with a saturated output power of 15.2 dBm. Manual finishing of the generated RF layout was completed in under 6 hours. Good agreement between simulation and measurement is achieved.

引用

页码：77 / 80

页数：4

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