A second harmonic class-F power amplifier in standard CMOS technology

Author

Fortes, Fernando ; Do Rosário, Maria João

Author_Institution

Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal

Volume

49

Issue

6

fYear

2001

fDate

6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1216

Lastpage

1220

Abstract

For personal communications systems, the highest possible integration on monolithic technology of all RF functions is desirable. The most difficult component to be monolithically integrated with all other functions is the output power amplifier. This paper describes the design and test of an integrated class-F power amplifier with 200-mW output power at 1.9 GHz and a 3 V power supply based on a 0.6 μm CMOS standard technology. A theoretical study of class-F operation that highlights the influence of nonideal active devices and output network topology on the circuit behavior was performed to have guidelines for amplifier optimization

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; UHF power amplifiers; harmonics; mobile radio; 0.6 micron; 1.9 GHz; 200 mW; 3 V; amplifier optimization guidelines; class-F power amplifier; integrated power amplifier; output network topology; personal communications systems; second harmonic operation; standard CMOS technology; CMOS technology; Circuit testing; Integrated circuit technology; Network topology; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power supplies; Power system harmonics; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.925529

Filename

925529