A 90-nm CMOS broadband and miniature Q-band balanced medium power amplifier

Jeng Han Tsai*, Yi Lin Lee, Tian Wei Huang, Cheng Ming Yu, John G.J. Chern

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Abstract

This paper presents a Q-band balanced medium power amplifier fabricated using standard 90-nm 1P9M CMOS technology. The balanced amplifier, which is constructed with two broadband amplifiers and two broadside couplers using thin-film microstrip (TFMS) line technique, has a compact chip size of 0.78 × 0.92 mm2. The MMIC demonstrates a measured gain of 14.5 dB at 48 GHz. With the feature of the balanced amplifier, the MMIC has a 3-dB bandwidth up to 37.2 % from 35 to 51 GHz with flat gain and return loss frequency response. Furthermore, the balanced amplifier delivers a saturation output power of 10.6 dBm with 8% PAE and OP1dB is 7.5 dBm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Pages1129-1132
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2007 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: 2007 Jun 32007 Jun 8

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Other

Other2007 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period2007/06/032007/06/08

Keywords

  • Balanced amplifier
  • Broad-side coupler
  • CMOS
  • Millimeter-wave (MMW)
  • Q-band
  • Thin-film microstrip (TFMS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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