A 60GHz Transformer Coupled Amplifier in 65nm Digital CMOS

被引:22
作者
Boers, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Broadcom Corp, Irvine, CA 92617 USA
来源
2010 IEEE RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS RFIC SYMPOSIUM | 2010年
关键词
CMOS MMIC; Millimeter-wave amplifier; power added efficiency; transformer coupled;
D O I
10.1109/RFIC.2010.5477356
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A three stage transformer coupled amplifier for operation in the 57-64GHz band is presented. The amplifier uses differential capacitive neutralization and low loss transformers to achieve a gain of 30dB at 61GHz. The amplifier has an output compression point of 7.5dBm and a power added efficiency at 1dB compression of 9% at 57GHz. The amplifier has been fabricated in digital CMOS and occupies an area of 0.055mm(2).
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页码:343 / 346
页数:4
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