Title :
MMW Ultra-Compact
-Way Transformer PAs Using Bowtie-Radial Architecture in 65-nm CMOS
Author :
Jin-Fu Yeh ; Yu-Fang Hsiao ; Jeng-Han Tsai ; Tian-Wei Huang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & the Grad. Inst. of Commun. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
fDate :
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, the bowtie-radial and balanced dual-radial PA architectures are proposed to combine 4-way and 8-way power units. Moreover, they also make breakthrough on the power area density (PAD) performances of N-way combined PAs. These two CMOS PAs can both achieve the highest output power of 26.1 dBm at 23.5 GHz with PAD of 635 mW/mm2 and 23 dBm at 60 GHz with PAD of 277 mW/mm2, respectively.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave power amplifiers; transformers; 4-way power unit; 8-way power unit; CMOS technology; MMW ultracompact N-way transformer PA; PAD; bowtie-radial balanced dual-radial PA architecture; frequency 23.5 GHz; frequency 60 GHz; power area density; size 65 nm; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Impedance; Layout; Power generation; Semiconductor device measurement; Wireless communication; Balanced dual-radial PA; bowtie radial; power area density (PAD);
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2015.2427578