A Fully-integrated 18 GHz Class-E Power Amplifier in a 45 nm CMOS SOI Technology

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Chen, Jing-Hwa [1 ]
Helmi, Sultan R. [1 ]
Jou, Alice Yi-Szu [1 ]
Mohammadi, Saeed [1 ]
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[1] Purdue Univ, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Class-E; CMOS; K-band; RF power amplifier; SOI;
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A fully-integrated Class-E power amplifier (PA) operating at 18 GHz is implemented in a standard 45 nm CMOS SOI technology. The PA is designed using differential Cascode topology with cross-coupled capacitors for Gate-Drain capacitance neutralization. The measured single-ended saturated power (P-SAT) under a supply voltage of 2 V is 15.9 dBm (differential P-SAT of 18.9 dB) and the 1-dB single-ended compression power (P-1dB) is 13.3 dBm, with a peak power added efficiency (PAE) of 41.4%. The Gate-Drain capacitance neutralization technique facilitates the class-E operation and improves the PAE by similar to 20%.
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