An Area Efficient 48 - 62 GHz Stacked Power Amplifier in 22nm FD-SOI
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Abstract
This paper presents a millimeter wave power amplifier (PA) implemented in 22nm FD-SOI technology with only 0.8V transistors. The single stage pseudo-differential 3-level stacked PA operating between 55GHz and 62GHz is optimized for output power and area consumption. The input and output matching networks utilize transformer baluns to minimize loss and size. An output power of 15dBm and a power added efficiency (PAE) of 11.8 % at 55GHz are measured. The PA is fabricated in an area of only 0.055mm2 without pads. Compared against the state of the art millimeter-wave PAs in CMOS technologies, the presented design has the lowest supply voltage per transistor and still the second highest output power over area value.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | EuMIC 2019 - 2019 14th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 120-123 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9782874870569 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
| Title | 14th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | EuMIC 2019 |
| Conference number | 14 |
| Duration | 30 September - 1 October 2019 |
| Degree of recognition | International event |
| Location | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
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Keywords
- CMOS integrated circuits, millimeter wave integrated circuits, power amplifiers