• DocumentCode
    58689
  • Title

    Efficiency-enhanced self-biased PA driver for multi-standard applications

  • Author

    Yun Yin ; Baoyong Chi ; Zhihua Wang

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Microelectron., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    June 19 2014
  • Firstpage
    927
  • Lastpage
    928
  • Abstract
    An efficiency-enhanced multiband power amplifier (PA) driver is proposed. It introduces a self-biasing circuit and improved switch-capacitor banks to enhance the efficiency. The presented PA driver has been implemented in 65 nm CMOS technology. Measurement results demonstrate a broad frequency coverage of 0.7-5.6 GHz and a flat gain within 2 dB variation. The PA driver has an output power above 6 dBm over the broadband, and it consumes a comparatively low power of 38 mA from a 2.5 V supply.
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; UHF power amplifiers; driver circuits; field effect MMIC; switched capacitor networks; CMOS technology; current 38 mA; efficiency-enhanced multiband power amplifier; efficiency-enhanced self-biased PA driver; frequency 0.7 GHz to 5.6 GHz; gain 2 dB; improved switch-capacitor banks; self-biasing circuit; size 65 nm; voltage 2.5 V;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2013.3454
  • Filename
    6838838