A 204 GHz Power Amplifier with 6.9dBm Psat and 8.8dB Gain in 65nm CMOS Technology

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作者：
Ben Atar, Kobi [1 ]
Socher, Eran [1 ]
机构：
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Elect Engn, Tel Aviv, Israel
来源：
2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROWAVES, ANTENNAS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (COMCAS) | 2021年
关键词：
millimeter-wave; power amplifier; wireless; G-band; THz; CMOS;
D O I：
10.1109/COMCAS52219.2021.9629088
中图分类号：
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
This paper presents the design of a 204GHz power amplifier fabricated in TSMC 65nm CMOS process. The power amplifier employs 4 parallel chains of 8 gain stages with novel input and output series combining transformers. The 4:1 divider transformer at the input is driven in staggered anti-phase, which results in less than 2dB of insertion loss. The active stage layout has been modified to push the maximum oscillation frequency (fmax) by more than 50GHz. The power amplifier produces peak output power of 6.9dBm with 8.8dB of peak power gain at 204GHz, with a PAE of 1%. The active region occupies 0.17mm2 of die area.
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页码：173 / 177
页数：5
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