Title :
A 435-MHz 24-dBm class AB power amplifier in 0.5-μm standard CMOS
Author :
Tekin, Ahmet ; Huang, Douglas ; Zencir, Ertan ; Cothern, John ; Dogan, Numan S. ; Kete, M. ; Homaifar, Abdollah
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng.,, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC, USA
Abstract :
A UHF CMOS class AB power amplifier (PA) at 435MHz is presented. The amplifier was fabricated in 0.5μm standard CMOS process. The amplifier is able to deliver an output power of 24dBm to a 5Ω load from a 2.5-V supply with power added efficiency (PAE) of 41 %.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; UHF power amplifiers; integrated circuit design; 0.5 micron; 2.5 V; 435 MHz; 5 ohm; CMOS; UHF power amplifier; class AB power amplifier; power added efficiency; CMOS process; Circuit simulation; High power amplifiers; Linearity; Packaging; Parasitic capacitance; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Transceivers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003 IEEE 46th Midwest Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8294-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2003.1562513
