A 68.5~90 GHz High-Gain Power Amplifier With Capacitive Stability Enhancement Technique in 0.13 μm SiGe BiCMOS

Author(s):  
Yiming Yu ◽  
Jia Cao ◽  
Zhirui Zong ◽  
Pan Tang ◽  
Kai Yi ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1231-1239
Author(s):  
Faisal Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Furqan ◽  
Klaus Aufinger ◽  
Andreas Stelzer

This paper presents the design and measurement results of a high-gain D-band broadband power amplifier (PA) implemented in a 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The topology of the PA is based on four differential cascode stages with interstage matching networks. A detailed analysis of the frequency behavior of the transimpedance-gain of the common-base stage of the cascode is presented by means of small-signal equivalent circuits, when the proposed four-reactance wideband matching network is used for output matching to the subsequent stage. The effect of the size of the active devices, in achieving a desired gain, bandwidth, and output power, is investigated. The fabricated D-band amplifier is characterized on-wafer demonstrating a peak differential gain and output power of about 25 dB and 11 dBm, respectively, while utilizing a DC power of 262 mW from a 2.7 V supply. The 3-dB small-signal bandwidth of the PA spans from 100 to 180 GHz (limited by the measurement setup), making it the first SiGe-based PA to cover the entire D-band frequency range. The PA achieves a state-of-the-art differential gain-bandwidth product of around 1.4 THz and the highest GBW/PDCratio of 5.2 GHz/mW among all D-Band Si-based PAs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1557-1569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin Ying-Kuang Chen ◽  
Yves Baeyens ◽  
Young-Kai Chen ◽  
Jenshan Lin

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Furqan ◽  
Faisal Ahmed ◽  
Bernd Heinemann ◽  
Andreas Stelzer

2011 ◽  
Vol E94-C (10) ◽  
pp. 1508-1514
Author(s):  
Jenny Yi-Chun LIU ◽  
Mau-Chung Frank CHANG
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Author(s):  
Mladen Bozanic ◽  
Saurabh Sinha ◽  
Monuko du Plessis ◽  
Alexandru Muller

Author(s):  
Roee Ben Yishay ◽  
Roi Carmon ◽  
Oded Katz ◽  
Benny Sheinman ◽  
Danny Elad

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