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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuMIC 2019 - 2019 14th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages120-123
Number of pages4
ISBN (electronic)9782874870569
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title14th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference
Abbreviated titleEuMIC 2019
Conference number14
Duration30 September - 1 October 2019
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationParis Expo Porte de Versailles
CityParis
CountryFrance

Keywords

Keywords

  • CMOS integrated circuits, millimeter wave integrated circuits, power amplifiers