@inproceedings{7403519ce8524c959a88ab177b602371,
title = "An 18dBm transmitter frontend with 29% PAE for 24GHz FMCW radar applications",
abstract = "A CMOS transmitter frontend integrated circuit suitable for 24-GHz frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar applications is presented in this paper. With a transformer-based power-combining technique and pseudo-differential class-AB power amplifiers (PAs), the proposed circuit exhibits enhanced output power and efficiency at a nominal supply voltage. In addition, a voltage-controlled oscillator is incorporated for frequency modulation purposes while differential amplifiers are utilized as the driver stages for the PAs to facilitate near-saturation circuit operation. The transmitter frontend is fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS process, demonstrating an output power of 18 dBm and a power-added efficiency (PAE) of 29% at 1.2-V supply voltage.",
keywords = "CMOS, FMCW, efficiency, power amplifier, transmitter",
author = "Hung, {Wei Hsiu} and Chen, {Huan Sheng} and Chou, {Shu Han} and Lu, {Liang Hung}",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/RFIC.2012.6242249",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467304146",
series = "Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium",
pages = "137--140",
booktitle = "2012 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2012 - Digest of Papers",
note = "2012 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2012 ; Conference date: 17-06-2012 Through 19-06-2012",
}