Title :
A 60GHz 1V + 12.3dBm Transformer-Coupled Wideband PA in 90nm CMOS
Author :
Chowdhury, Debopriyo ; Reynaert, Patrick ; Niknejad, Ali M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fully integrated 60GHz transformer-coupled two-stage differential power amplifier with single-ended input and output in 90nm digital CMOS with no RF process options. This work uses on-chip transformers for a 60GHz PA as an integrated CMOS solution. Operating from a IV supply, it achieves a ldB compressed output power of +9dBm and saturated power of +12.3dBm.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; differential amplifiers; power amplifiers; transformers; CMOS; frequency 60 GHz; on-chip transformer; size 90 nm; transformer-coupled two-stage differential power amplifier; voltage 1 V; Broadband amplifiers; CMOS process; Circuit faults; Differential amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Transformers; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2008. ISSCC 2008. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2010-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2011-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2008.4523306
