A 4-91-GHz traveling-wave amplifier in a standard 0.12-μm SOICMOS microprocessor technology

被引:42
作者
Plouchart, JO [1 ]
Kim, JH [1 ]
Zamdmer, N [1 ]
Lu, LH [1 ]
Sherony, M [1 ]
Tan, Y [1 ]
Groves, RA [1 ]
Trzcinski, R [1 ]
Talbi, M [1 ]
Ray, A [1 ]
Wagner, LF [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM Corp, Semicond Res & Dev Ctr, Hopewell Jct, NY 12533 USA
关键词
broadband CMOS circuit; CPW transmission line; high gain bandwidth product; SOI; traveling waveguide amplifier;
D O I
10.1109/JSSC.2004.831612
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 five-stage and seven-stage traveling-wave amplifiers (TWA) in a 0.12-mum SOI CMOS technology. The five-stage TWA has a 4-91-GHz bandpass frequency with a gain of 5 dB. The seven-stage TWA has a 5-86-GHz bandpass frequency with a gain of 9 dB. The seven-stage TWA has a measured 18-GHz noise figure, output 1-dB compression point, and output third-order intercept point of 5.5 dB, 10 dBm, and 15.5 dBm, respectively. The power consumption is 90 and 130 mW for the five-stage and seven-stage TWA, respectively, at a voltage power supply of 2.6 V. The chips occupy an area of less than 0.82 and 1 mm for the five-stage and seven-stage TWA, respectively.
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页码:1455 / 1461
页数:7
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