Pornpromlikit et al., 2011 - Google Patents
A Q-band amplifier implemented with stacked 45-nm CMOS FETsPornpromlikit et al., 2011
- Document ID
- 2785667931549442560
- Author
- Pornpromlikit S
- Dabag H
- Hanafi B
- Kim J
- Larson L
- Buckwalter J
- Asbeck P
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- 2011 IEEE compound semiconductor integrated circuit symposium (CSICS)
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A stacked FET, single-stage 45-GHz (Q-band) CMOS power amplifier (PA) is presented. The design stacked three FETs to avoid breakdown while allowing a high supply voltage. The IC was implemented in a 45-nm CMOS SOI process. The saturated output power exceeds 18 …
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