Fully integrated CMOS power amplifier design using the distributed active-transformer architecture

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 371-383

  Aoki, Ichiro ^a,b   Kee, Scott D ^b   Rutledge, David B ^a,b   Hajimiri, Ali ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular geometry; CMOS analog integrated circuit; Distributed active transformer; Double differential; Harmonic control; Impedance transformation; Low voltage; Power amplifier; Power combining

Indexed keywords

POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY (PAE);

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; TRANSISTORS; WIRE;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0036503834     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.987090     Document Type: Article

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