A W-band SiGe power amplifier with Psat of 23 dBm and PAE of 16.8% at 95GHz

Chandrakanth R. Chappidi, Kaushik Sengupta

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Abstract

This paper presents a double-stacked four-way combined W-band power amplifier (PA) in 0.13μm SiGe BiCMOS process with 3dB small-signal bandwidth between 86.6-103.3GHz. This chip achieves a saturated power (Psat) of 23 dBm at a peak PAE of 16.8% at 95 GHz with Psat of more than 21 dBm across 85105 GHz. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the highest efficiency reported for silicon-based PAs at these frequencies with output power greater than 23 dBm. This paper also demonstrates the modulation measurements of constellation schemes QPSK, 16-QAM and 64-QAM in the W-Band with data rates up to 12Gbps.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1699-1702
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509063604
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 4 2017
Event2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017 - Honololu, United States
Duration: Jun 4 2017Jun 9 2017

Publication series

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

Other

Other2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonololu
Period6/4/176/9/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Matching Networks
  • Mm-Wave
  • Modulation
  • Power Amplifier
  • SiGe

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