60 GHz CMOS amplifiers using transformer-coupling and artificial dielectric differential transmission lines for compact design

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1425-1435

  LaRocca, Tim ^a   Liu, Jenny Yi Chun ^a   Chang, Mau Chung Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS; Differential amplifiers; Millimeter wave amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Transformers

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIELECTRIC; CMOS; CMOS AMPLIFIERS; COMPACT DESIGNS; COUPLED POWER; DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; DIGITAL CMOS; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; GAIN VARIATIONS; MATCHING NETWORKS; MILLIMETER-WAVE AMPLIFIERS; ON-CHIP TRANSFORMER; PEAK GAIN; PEAK POWER; SATURATED OUTPUT POWER; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN; TRANSFORMERS; TRANSMISSION LINE; VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIERS;

BANDPASS FILTERS; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER INSULATION; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; VIDEO AMPLIFIERS;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 66149140221     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2015794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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