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A broadband SiGe Power Amplifier for E-band communication applications

Bejarano Carmona, Manuel and Tired, Tobias LU (2016) 2015 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC) 3.
Abstract

This work presents a broadband SiGe Power Amplifier (PA) for operation between 60-90 GHz covering both 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz E-Band sub-bands. It consists of a two-stage differential cascode amplifier using an LC-interstage matching network in the interface between the stages. Single-ended to differential conversion is accomplished by the use of two stacked 1-To-1 transformers, achieving a simulated insertion loss of 0.63 dB and 0.45 dB at input and output, respectively. The design has been implemented using Infineon B7HF200 0.18 pm SiGe HBT process with fp/fmax 200/250 GHz. Measured performance indicates that the PA delivers 12.6 dBm saturated output power (Psat) with 4.6% peak Power Added Efficiency... (More)

This work presents a broadband SiGe Power Amplifier (PA) for operation between 60-90 GHz covering both 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz E-Band sub-bands. It consists of a two-stage differential cascode amplifier using an LC-interstage matching network in the interface between the stages. Single-ended to differential conversion is accomplished by the use of two stacked 1-To-1 transformers, achieving a simulated insertion loss of 0.63 dB and 0.45 dB at input and output, respectively. The design has been implemented using Infineon B7HF200 0.18 pm SiGe HBT process with fp/fmax 200/250 GHz. Measured performance indicates that the PA delivers 12.6 dBm saturated output power (Psat) with 4.6% peak Power Added Efficiency (PAE) at 84 GHz while providing at least 6 dB of gain covering a frequency range from 62 to 90 GHz. The circuit consumes 102 mA from a 2.8 V power supply and occupies an area of 0.105 mm2.

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2015 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2015 - Proceedings
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3
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7413435
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
2015 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
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Nanjing, China
conference dates
2015-12-06 - 2015-12-09
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  • scopus:84979084577
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9781479987658
DOI
10.1109/APMC.2015.7413435
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English
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  author       = {{Bejarano Carmona, Manuel and Tired, Tobias}},
  booktitle    = {{2015 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2015 - Proceedings}},
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{A broadband SiGe Power Amplifier for E-band communication applications}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/APMC.2015.7413435}},
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